diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cbdd82c4..34495bb32 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ endif()
 #------------------------------
 # Find Linear Algebra Libraries
 #------------------------------
-set(BLA_STATIC ON)
+if(NOT APPLE)
+  set(BLA_STATIC ON)
+endif()
 find_package(BLAS REQUIRED)
 find_package(LAPACK REQUIRED)
 add_definitions(-DHAVE_LAPACK)