diff --git a/scripts/cabal.project.local.mac b/scripts/cabal.project.local.mac
index 6b4ff718b6..7c792c04ec 100644
--- a/scripts/cabal.project.local.mac
+++ b/scripts/cabal.project.local.mac
@@ -11,4 +11,9 @@ package direct-sqlcipher
     extra-lib-dirs: /opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3.0/lib
     flags: +openssl
 
+package jpeg-turbo
+    extra-include-dirs: /opt/homebrew/opt/libjpeg-turbo/include
+    extra-lib-dirs: /opt/homebrew/opt/libjpeg-turbo/lib
+    flags: +static
+
 test-show-details: direct
diff --git a/scripts/desktop/build-lib-mac.sh b/scripts/desktop/build-lib-mac.sh
index 070257ea5f..3ea4a2d6dd 100755
--- a/scripts/desktop/build-lib-mac.sh
+++ b/scripts/desktop/build-lib-mac.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ for elem in "${exports[@]}"; do count=$(grep -R "$elem$" libsimplex.dll.def | wc
 for elem in "${exports[@]}"; do count=$(grep -R "\"$elem\"" flake.nix | wc -l); if [ $count -ne 2 ]; then echo Wrong exports in flake.nix. Add \"$elem\" in two places of the file; exit 1; fi ; done
 
 rm -rf $BUILD_DIR
-cabal build lib:simplex-chat lib:simplex-chat --ghc-options="-optl-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path -optl-Wl,-L$GHC_LIBS_DIR/$ARCH-osx-ghc-$GHC_VERSION -optl-lHSrts_thr-ghc$GHC_VERSION -optl-lffi" --constraint 'simplexmq +client_library'
+cabal build lib:simplex-chat lib:simplex-chat --ghc-options="-optl-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path -optl-Wl,-L$GHC_LIBS_DIR/$ARCH-osx-ghc-$GHC_VERSION -optl-lHSrts_thr-ghc$GHC_VERSION -optl-lffi" --constraint 'simplexmq +client_library' --constraint 'jpeg-turbo +static'
 
 cd $BUILD_DIR/build
 mkdir deps 2> /dev/null || true