diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e423a4cf8b3..9b1a89fd284 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ allprojects {
      } else {
          ext.targetArgs <<
             ["host":
-                ["--sysroot=$hostSysrootDir"], 
+                ["--sysroot=$hostSysrootDir", "-mmacosx-version-min=$minMacOsVersion"], 
              "iphone":
                 ["-stdlib=libc++", "-arch", "arm64", "-isysroot", "$iphoneSysrootDir"],
 // TODO: re-enable after simulator sysroot is available in the dependencies
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index c200f5373e4..85c982c0eff 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 kotlin_version=1.1-M03
 llvmVersion = 3.9.0
+minMacOsVersion = 10.10
 #kotlinCompilerModule=org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-compiler:1.1-SNAPSHOT
-kotlinCompilerModule=org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-compiler:1.1-20170217.175209-427
\ No newline at end of file
+kotlinCompilerModule=org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-compiler:1.1-20170217.175209-427