diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b704d52121..0250512057 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ elif sys_windows == true
 elif sys_osx == true
   sys_lib_extension = 'dylib'
   sys_exe_extension = ''
-  sys_mod_extension = 'dylib'
+  sys_mod_extension = 'so'
   config_h.set('environ', '(*_NSGetEnviron())')
 else
   error('System '+host_machine.system()+' not known')