diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 07fe288..696f8d0 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ osx_macports()
         install_macports_pkg "virtualbox"
     fi
 
+    install_macports_pkg "coreutils"
+    install_macports_pkg "findutils"
     install_macports_pkg "gcc49" "gcc-4.9"
     install_macports_pkg "nasm"
     install_macports_pkg "pkgconfig"
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ osx_homebrew()
         install_brew_pkg "virtualbox"
     fi
 
+    install_macports_pkg "coreutils"
+    install_macports_pkg "findutils"
     install_brew_pkg "gcc49" "gcc-4.9"
     install_brew_pkg "nasm"
     install_brew_pkg "pkg-config"
@@ -298,7 +302,7 @@ gentoo()
 solus()
 {
 	echo "Detected SolusOS"
-	
+
 	if [ "$1" == "qemu" ]; then
 		if [ -z "$(which qemu-system-x86_64)" ]; then
 			sudo eopkg it qemu
@@ -314,7 +318,7 @@ solus()
 			echo "Virtualbox already installed!"
 		fi
 	fi
-	
+
 	echo "Installing necessary build tools..."
 	#if guards are not necessary with eopkg since it does nothing if latest version is already installed
 	sudo eopkg it fuse-devel git gcc g++ libgcc-32bit libstdc++-32bit nasm make
diff --git a/mk/kernel.mk b/mk/kernel.mk
index 0475f12..32491e3 100644
--- a/mk/kernel.mk
+++ b/mk/kernel.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 build/libkernel.a: kernel/Cargo.toml kernel/src/* kernel/src/*/* kernel/src/*/*/* build/initfs.tag
+# Temporary fix for https://github.com/redox-os/redox/issues/963 allowing to build on macOS
+ifeq ($(UNAME),Darwin)
+	cd kernel && CC=$(ARCH)-elf-gcc AR=$(ARCH)-elf-ar CFLAGS=-ffreestanding xargo rustc --lib --target $(KTARGET) --release -- -C soft-float --emit link=../$@
+else
 	cd kernel && xargo rustc --lib --target $(KTARGET) --release -- -C soft-float --emit link=../$@
+endif
 
 build/libkernel_live.a: kernel/Cargo.toml kernel/src/* kernel/src/*/* kernel/src/*/*/* build/initfs.tag build/filesystem.bin
 	cd kernel && FILESYSTEM="$(PWD)/build/filesystem.bin" xargo rustc --lib --features live --target $(KTARGET) --release -- -C soft-float --emit link=../$@