diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 52ec92a517f..54f8cb638fd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ if(APPLE)
     set(MACOSX_BUNDLE_REQUIRED_PLATFORM IPhoneOS)
     set_target_properties(${BIN_TARGET} PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY "1,2")
     set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "9.0")
-  else()
+  elseif(DARWIN_MAJOR_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 16)
     set(MACOSX_BUNDLE_REQUIRED_PLATFORM Carbon)
     set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.12.0")
   endif()