diff --git a/plugins/Makefile b/plugins/Makefile
index 7514f93..24ec965 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/Makefile
@@ -1003,7 +1003,11 @@ endif
 
 BUILD_C_FLAGS += -std=gnu11
 BUILD_C_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only -fno-strict-aliasing
-BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only -fno-strict-aliasing -faligned-new
+BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only -fno-strict-aliasing 
+
+ifneq ($(MACOS),true)
+BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -faligned-new
+endif
 
 # Rack code is not tested for this flag, unset it
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -U_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -Wp,-U_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 03f3d4a..a88335a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ endif
 
 BUILD_C_FLAGS += -std=gnu11
 BUILD_C_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only -fno-strict-aliasing
-BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only -fno-strict-aliasing -faligned-new
+BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only -fno-strict-aliasing
+
+ifneq ($(MACOS),true)
+BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -faligned-new
+endif
 
 # use our custom function to invert some colors
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -DnsvgParseFromFile=nsvgParseFromFileCardinal
diff --git a/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk b/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
index a647e19..81bfcaa 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
+++ b/src/Makefile.cardinal.mk
@@ -181,7 +181,11 @@ endif
 
 BUILD_C_FLAGS += -std=gnu11
 BUILD_C_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only -fno-strict-aliasing
-BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only -fno-strict-aliasing -faligned-new
+BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -fno-finite-math-only -fno-strict-aliasing
+
+ifneq ($(MACOS),true)
+BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -faligned-new
+endif
 
 # Rack code is not tested for this flag, unset it
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -U_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -Wp,-U_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS