diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 30d64be..b753ea1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -316,9 +316,6 @@ ifeq (,$(shell $(TARGET_CC) -o /dev/null -c -x c /dev/null -fno-stack-protector
   TARGET_XCFLAGS+= -fno-stack-protector
 endif
 ifeq (Darwin,$(TARGET_SYS))
-  ifeq (,$(MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET))
-    $(error missing: export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=XX.YY)
-  endif
   TARGET_STRIP+= -x
   TARGET_XCFLAGS+= -DLUAJIT_UNWIND_EXTERNAL
   TARGET_XSHLDFLAGS= -dynamiclib -single_module -undefined dynamic_lookup -fPIC