diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index f247f05fa6..994be50453 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -144,12 +144,20 @@ ifneq ($(findstring Darwin,$(OS)),)
    endif
 	# Build for a specific architecture when ARCH is defined as a switch
    ifeq ($(ARCH),arm64)
+      DARWINFLAGS  = -mmacosx-version-min=10.15 -stdlib=libc++ # macOS  (Metal, ARM 64bit)
       DARWINFLAGS += -arch arm64
    else ifeq($(ARCH),x86_64)
-      DARWINFLAGS += -arch x86_64
+      ifeq ($(HAVE_METAL),1)
+         DARWINFLAGS  = -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -stdlib=libc++
+      else
+         DARWINFLAGS  = -mmacosx-version-min=10.7  -stdlib=libc++
+      endif
+      DARWINFLAGS    += -arch x86_64
    else ifeq($(ARCH),x86)
+      DARWINFLAGS  = -mmacosx-version-min=10.6
       DARWINFLAGS += -arch x86
    else ifeq($(ARCH),ppc)
+      DARWINFLAGS  = -mmacosx-version-min=10.5
       DARWINFLAGS += -arch ppc
    endif
    DEF_FLAGS += $(DARWINFLAGS)