diff --git a/conda.recipe/conda_build_config.yaml b/conda.recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
index 77f0eec0a..415bd7b83 100644
--- a/conda.recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
+++ b/conda.recipe/conda_build_config.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@ python:
   - 3.9
   - 3.10
   - 3.11
+c_compiler:
+  - gcc                           # [linux]
+  - clang                         # [osx]
+  - vs2019                        # [win]
+cross_compiler_target_platform:   # [osx]
+  - osx-arm64                     # [osx]
diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index 229760264..6bd2561a6 100644
--- a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ build:
 
 requirements:
   build:
+    # This is so that we can build cross-platform for osx-arm64
+    - {{ compiler('c') }}
     # Numba is only here to ensure the numpy version is compatible
     - numba
     - numpy >=1.20