diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index e21f8380fc..dd85319518 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if LYX_WIN_RESOURCE
 endif
 
 if INSTALL_MACOSX
-lyx_LDFLAGS = -framework Carbon -framework Cocoa
+lyx_LDFLAGS = -framework AppKit
 endif
 
 #lyx_LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1
diff --git a/src/client/Makefile.am b/src/client/Makefile.am
index 277cacddc3..e68cad20d4 100644
--- a/src/client/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/client/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ lyxclient_LDADD = \
 	$(QT4_LIB) $(QT4_LDFLAGS) $(LIBSHLWAPI) $(LIBPSAPI)
 
 if INSTALL_MACOSX
-lyxclient_LDFLAGS = -framework Carbon
+lyxclient_LDFLAGS = -framework AppKit
 endif
 
 # everything below the line containing the single backslashs
diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/Makefile.am b/src/tex2lyx/Makefile.am
index d7ddf5b3c9..ac38c8025b 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/Makefile.am
@@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ tex2lyx_LDADD = \
 	@LIBS@ $(LIBSHLWAPI) $(LIBPSAPI)
 
 if INSTALL_MACOSX
-tex2lyx_LDFLAGS = -framework Carbon
+tex2lyx_LDFLAGS = -framework AppKit
 endif