diff --git a/INSTALL.MacOSX b/INSTALL.MacOSX
index 2d17501515..68767b3e96 100644
--- a/INSTALL.MacOSX
+++ b/INSTALL.MacOSX
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ directory. In the following, the full path to this directory is called
 
 3. cd to the top of the LyX source hierarchy, and:
 
-     export LDFLAGS="-framework Carbon -framework OpenGL -framework AGL -framework QuickTime -lz"
+     export LDFLAGS="-framework Carbon -framework OpenGL -framework AGL -framework QuickTime -lz -framework Cocoa"
      ./autogen.sh
      ./configure --prefix=/path/to/LyX.app --disable-concept-checks --with-version-suffix=-1.5 --with-qt4-dir=/path/to/QT4 --enable-optimization=-Os --without-x --with-included-gettext --with-frontend=qt4 --disable-stdlib-debug
      make