diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b7ce941a2..7df4ac5e0 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2662,6 +2662,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-render-d3d], [enable the Direct3D render driver [[defau
         fi
         # The Mac OS X platform requires special setup.
         EXTRA_CFLAGS="$EXTRA_CFLAGS -fpascal-strings"
+        EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -lobjc"
         EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -Wl,-framework,Cocoa"
         EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -Wl,-framework,Carbon"
         EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -Wl,-framework,IOKit"