diff --git a/depends/builders/darwin.mk b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
index eb587fca8..69c394ec1 100644
--- a/depends/builders/darwin.mk
+++ b/depends/builders/darwin.mk
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-build_darwin_CC:=$(shell xcrun -f clang)
-build_darwin_CXX:=$(shell xcrun -f clang++)
+build_darwin_CC:=$(shell xcrun -f clang) --sysroot $(shell xcrun --show-sdk-path)
+build_darwin_CXX:=$(shell xcrun -f clang++) --sysroot $(shell xcrun --show-sdk-path)
 build_darwin_AR:=$(shell xcrun -f ar)
 build_darwin_RANLIB:=$(shell xcrun -f ranlib)
 build_darwin_STRIP:=$(shell xcrun -f strip)
 build_darwin_OTOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f otool)
 build_darwin_NM:=$(shell xcrun -f nm)
 build_darwin_INSTALL_NAME_TOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f install_name_tool)
 build_darwin_SHA256SUM=shasum -a 256
 build_darwin_DOWNLOAD=curl --location --fail --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) --retry $(DOWNLOAD_RETRIES) -o
 
 #darwin host on darwin builder. overrides darwin host preferences.
 darwin_CC=$(shell xcrun -f clang) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) --sysroot $(shell xcrun --show-sdk-path)
 darwin_CXX:=$(shell xcrun -f clang++) -mmacosx-version-min=$(OSX_MIN_VERSION) -stdlib=libc++ --sysroot $(shell xcrun --show-sdk-path)
 darwin_AR:=$(shell xcrun -f ar)
 darwin_RANLIB:=$(shell xcrun -f ranlib)
 darwin_STRIP:=$(shell xcrun -f strip)
 darwin_LIBTOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f libtool)
 darwin_OTOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f otool)
 darwin_NM:=$(shell xcrun -f nm)
 darwin_INSTALL_NAME_TOOL:=$(shell xcrun -f install_name_tool)
 darwin_native_toolchain=