diff --git a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
index 04485e31d98..f2a6aee7a59 100644
--- a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 # Libraries configuration for Apple.
 
+set(MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.9")
+
 if(NOT DEFINED LIBDIR)
 	if(WITH_CXX11)
 		set(LIBDIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/../lib/darwin)
diff --git a/release/darwin/blender.app/Contents/Info.plist b/release/darwin/blender.app/Contents/Info.plist
index 36cb5d2ccaf..92e8d8cc761 100644
--- a/release/darwin/blender.app/Contents/Info.plist
+++ b/release/darwin/blender.app/Contents/Info.plist
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <plist version="1.0">
 <dict>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
-	<string>10.7.0</string>
+	<string>10.9.0</string>
 	<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
 	<array>
 		<dict>