diff --git a/check_for_lsl b/check_for_lsl
index 2dfab80d..76ce19f4 100755
--- a/check_for_lsl
+++ b/check_for_lsl
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-echo 'int main(int,char**){return 0;}'|g++ -llsl -x c++ - 2>/dev/null && echo yes||echo no
+if test `uname -s` = Darwin; then
+   LDFLAGS=-L/opt/homebrew/lib
+fi
+echo 'int main(int,char**){return 0;}'|g++ ${LDFLAGS} -llsl -x c++ - 2>/dev/null && echo yes||echo no
 rm -f a.out
diff --git a/plugins/Makefile b/plugins/Makefile
index e0c14d2d..e8928c36 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/Makefile
@@ -62,8 +62,13 @@ CXXFLAGS += -DHAS_LSL
 TASCARMODS += lsljacktime lslactor levels2osc pos2lsl
 AUDIOPLUGINS += speechactivity periodogram
 TASCARMODSGUI += glabsensors waitforlslstream lsl2osc
-GLABSENSORS += smiley eog emergency espheadtracker midicc	\
-  qualisys jackstatus serial oscthreshold
+GLABSENSORS += smiley eog emergency espheadtracker	\
+  qualisys jackstatus
+
+ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
+GLABSENSORS += midicc serial oscthreshold
+endif
+
 endif
 
 ifeq "$(HAS_OPENMHA)" "yes"
@@ -184,7 +189,7 @@ build/$(PLUGINPREFIX)tascar_ap_%$(DLLEXT): src/tascar_ap_%.cc
 build/$(PLUGINPREFIX)tascar_mask_%$(DLLEXT): src/tascar_mask_%.cc
 	$(CXX) -shared -o $@ $< $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS)
 
-build/$(PLUGINPREFIX)glabsensor_%$(DLLEXT): src/glabsensor_%.cc build/glabsensorplugin.o src/glabsensorplugin.h
+build/$(PLUGINPREFIX)glabsensor_%$(DLLEXT): src/glabsensor_%.cc build/glabsensorplugin.o
 	$(CXX) -shared -o $@ $^ $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS)
 
 build/%_glade.h: src/%.glade