diff --git a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
index 2ad3dd978..4602356e0 100644
--- a/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
+++ b/core/combo/HOST_darwin-x86.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ HOST_GLOBAL_CFLAGS += -m32
 HOST_GLOBAL_LDFLAGS += -m32
 endif # BUILD_HOST_64bit
 
+build_mac_version := $(shell sw_vers -productVersion)
 mac_sdk_version := 10.6
 mac_sdk_root := /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX$(mac_sdk_version).sdk
 ifeq ($(wildcard $(mac_sdk_root)),)