diff --git a/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt b/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 if(WIN32)
   target_link_libraries(drogon_ctl PRIVATE ws2_32 Rpcrt4)
 endif(WIN32)
+if(APPLE)
+  target_link_libraries(drogon_ctl PRIVATE resolv)
+endif()
 message(STATUS "bin:" ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR})
 install(TARGETS drogon_ctl RUNTIME DESTINATION ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR})
 if(WIN32)