diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index db6da2df..e3807d93 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ USE_STATIC := no
 
 ifeq ($(UNAME),Darwin)
 	DAEMON_SRC += DaemonLinux.cpp
-	include Makefile.homebrew
+	ifeq ($(HOMEBREW),1)
+		include Makefile.homebrew
+	else
+		include Makefile.osx
+	endif
 else ifeq ($(shell echo $(UNAME) | $(GREP) -c FreeBSD),1)
 	DAEMON_SRC += DaemonLinux.cpp
 	include Makefile.bsd
diff --git a/docs/build_notes_unix.md b/docs/build_notes_unix.md
index d173d4ae..05605343 100644
--- a/docs/build_notes_unix.md
+++ b/docs/build_notes_unix.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ brew install libressl boost
 
 Then build:
 ```bash
-make
+make HOMEBREW=1
 ```