diff --git a/dgl/Makefile b/dgl/Makefile
index dfaa29c8..fc61422b 100644
--- a/dgl/Makefile
+++ b/dgl/Makefile
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ BUILD_C_FLAGS   += $(DGL_FLAGS) -I. -Isrc
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += $(DGL_FLAGS) -I. -Isrc
 LINK_FLAGS      += $(DGL_LIBS)
 
+ifneq ($(MACOS_OLD),true)
 # needed by sofd right now, fix later
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -Wno-type-limits -fpermissive
 
 # needed by stb_image
 BUILD_CXX_FLAGS += -Wno-misleading-indentation -Wno-shift-negative-value
+endif
 
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