diff --git a/lib/build.gradle b/lib/build.gradle
index 5c6800c50..9506b790e 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/lib/build.gradle
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ task buildSqlite(dependsOn: installSqlite, type: Exec) {
     println("NDK directory: $ndkDir")
 
     // Add NDK_DEBUG=1 for debug symbols or V=1 for verbose building output
-    if (OperatingSystem.current().linux) {
+    if (OperatingSystem.current().linux || OperatingSystem.current().macOsX) {
         commandLine "$ndkDir/ndk-build", '-j8', '-C', file('src/main/jni').absolutePath
     } else if (OperatingSystem.current().windows) {
         commandLine "$ndkDir/ndk-build.cmd", '-j8', '-C', file('src/main/jni').absolutePath
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ task buildSqlite(dependsOn: installSqlite, type: Exec) {
 }
 
 task ndkClean(type: Exec, description: 'Clean NDK Binaries') {
-    if (OperatingSystem.current().linux) {
+    if (OperatingSystem.current().linux || OperatingSystem.current().macOsX) {
         commandLine "$ndkDir/ndk-build", 'clean', '-C', file('src/main/jni').absolutePath
     } else if (OperatingSystem.current().windows) {
         commandLine "$ndkDir/ndk-build.cmd", 'clean', '-C', file('src/main/jni').absolutePath