diff --git a/pymeos_cffi/pymeos_cffi/builder/build_header.py b/pymeos_cffi/pymeos_cffi/builder/build_header.py
index 776c155b..c7885a9a 100644
--- a/pymeos_cffi/pymeos_cffi/builder/build_header.py
+++ b/pymeos_cffi/pymeos_cffi/builder/build_header.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os.path
+import platform
 import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ def remove_if_not_defined(m):
 
 
 def remove_repeated_functions(
-    content: str, seen_functions: set
+        content: str, seen_functions: set
 ) -> Tuple[str, Set[str]]:
     def remove_if_repeated(m):
         function = m.group(0).replace("\n", "").strip()
@@ -101,4 +102,10 @@ def main(include_dir, so_path=None, destination_path="pymeos_cffi/builder/meos.h
     if len(sys.argv) > 1:
         main(*sys.argv[1:])
     else:
-        main("/usr/local/include", "/usr/local/lib/libmeos.so")
+        if sys.platform == "linux":
+            main("/usr/local/include", "/usr/local/lib/libmeos.so")
+        elif sys.platform == "darwin":
+            if platform.processor() == 'arm':
+                main("/opt/homebrew/include", "/opt/homebrew/lib/libmeos.dylib")
+            else:
+                main("/usr/local/include", "/usr/local/lib/libmeos.dylib")
diff --git a/pymeos_cffi/pymeos_cffi/builder/build_pymeos.py b/pymeos_cffi/pymeos_cffi/builder/build_pymeos.py
index 249f6117..9757b22a 100644
--- a/pymeos_cffi/pymeos_cffi/builder/build_pymeos.py
+++ b/pymeos_cffi/pymeos_cffi/builder/build_pymeos.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import platform
+import sys
+
 from cffi import FFI
 
 ffibuilder = FFI()
@@ -7,11 +10,24 @@
 
 ffibuilder.cdef(content)
 
+
+def get_library_dirs():
+    if sys.platform == "linux":
+        return ["/usr/local/lib"]
+    elif sys.platform == "darwin":
+        if platform.processor() == "arm":
+            return ["/opt/homebrew/lib"]
+        else:
+            return ["/usr/local/lib"]
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError("Unsupported platform")
+
+
 ffibuilder.set_source(
     "_meos_cffi",
     '#include "meos.h"\n' '#include "meos_catalog.h"\n' '#include "meos_internal.h"',
     libraries=["meos"],
-    library_dirs=["/usr/local/lib"],
+    library_dirs=get_library_dirs(),
 )  # library name, for the linker
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # not when running with setuptools