diff --git a/pkg/mlx/CMakeLists.txt b/pkg/mlx/CMakeLists.txt
index c41ce46f..e1cf2219 100644
--- a/pkg/mlx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pkg/mlx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24)
 
 project(mlx)
 
+set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "26.0" CACHE STRING "Minimum macOS version")
+
 if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
   set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dist" CACHE PATH "" FORCE)
 endif()
diff --git a/pkg/mlx/mlx.go b/pkg/mlx/mlx.go
index d78e47ed..3067bcb0 100644
--- a/pkg/mlx/mlx.go
+++ b/pkg/mlx/mlx.go
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ package mlx
 
 /*
 #cgo CXXFLAGS: -std=c++17
+#cgo CFLAGS: -mmacosx-version-min=26.0
 #cgo CPPFLAGS: -I${SRCDIR}/dist/include
-#cgo LDFLAGS: -L${SRCDIR}/dist/lib -lmlxc -lmlx -lstdc++
+#cgo LDFLAGS: -L${SRCDIR}/dist/lib -lmlxc -lmlx
 #cgo darwin LDFLAGS: -framework Foundation -framework Metal -framework Accelerate
 #cgo darwin LDFLAGS: -Wl,-rpath,${SRCDIR}/dist/lib