diff --git a/QGCCommon.pri b/QGCCommon.pri
index 750896b35539fb99b497b1de653b855536208a03..6a76a5647ca566da33011bd1dd9d1325b5881a78 100644
--- a/QGCCommon.pri
+++ b/QGCCommon.pri
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ iOSBuild {
 MacBuild {
     CONFIG += x86_64
     CONFIG -= x86
-    QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.8
+    QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 10.6
     QMAKE_MAC_SDK = macosx10.11
 }