diff --git a/dist-build/osx.sh b/dist-build/osx.sh
index d47a0018..1c623743 100755
--- a/dist-build/osx.sh
+++ b/dist-build/osx.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 export PREFIX="$(pwd)/libsodium-osx"
-export OSX_VERSION_MIN=${OSX_VERSION_MIN-"10.8"}
+export OSX_VERSION_MIN=${OSX_VERSION_MIN-"10.10"}
 export OSX_CPU_ARCH=${OSX_CPU_ARCH-"core2"}
 
 mkdir -p $PREFIX || exit 1