diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f62398464..29f276232 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ LINKFLAGS += -L$(BREW_PREFIX)/readline/lib
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH := $(BREW_PREFIX)/libffi/lib/pkgconfig:$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH := $(BREW_PREFIX)/tcl-tk/lib/pkgconfig:$(PKG_CONFIG_PATH)
 export PATH := $(BREW_PREFIX)/bison/bin:$(BREW_PREFIX)/gettext/bin:$(BREW_PREFIX)/flex/bin:$(BREW_PREFIX)/m4/bin:$(PATH)
+export LIBRARY_PATH := $(BREW_PREFIX)/dwarfutils/lib:$(BREW_PREFIX)/libelf/lib:$(LIBRARY_PATH)
+LIBS += -ldwarf -lelf            # SILIMATE: support for backward-cpp
+CXXFLAGS += -DBACKWARD_HAS_DWARF # SILIMATE: support for backward-cpp
 
 # macports search paths
 else ifneq ($(shell :; command -v port),)
@@ -154,10 +157,6 @@ else
 LINKFLAGS += -rdynamic
 ifneq ($(OS), OpenBSD)
 LIBS += -lrt
-
-LIBS += -ldwarf -lelf # SILIMATE: support for backward-cpp
-CXXFLAGS += -DBACKWARD_HAS_DWARF # SILIMATE: support for backward-cpp
-
 endif
 endif