diff --git a/build_static.sh b/build_static.sh
index 88353c1..670b44f 100755
--- a/build_static.sh
+++ b/build_static.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-TOOLCHAIN="x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
-# first add the target:
-if [ "`rustup show | \grep $TOOLCHAIN`" != "$TOOLCHAIN" ]; then
-	rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
+	cargo build --release
+	strip target/release/rsmodules
+	cp target/release/rsmodules .
+elif [ "$(expr substr $(uname -s) 1 5)" == "Linux" ]; then
+	TOOLCHAIN="x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"
+	# first add the target:
+	if [ "`rustup show | \grep $TOOLCHAIN`" != "$TOOLCHAIN" ]; then
+		rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+	fi
+	# then build
+	cargo build --release --target=$TOOLCHAIN
+	strip target/$TOOLCHAIN/release/rsmodules
+	cp target/$TOOLCHAIN/release/rsmodules .
 fi
 
-# then build
-cargo build --release --target=$TOOLCHAIN
-strip target/$TOOLCHAIN/release/rsmodules
-cp target/$TOOLCHAIN/release/rsmodules .
+