diff --git a/neo/CMakeLists.txt b/neo/CMakeLists.txt
index 821a2a50..bc53bece 100644
--- a/neo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/neo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
 			message(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported CPU architecture for OSX")
 		endif()
 
-		set(sys_libs ${sys_libs} "-framework Carbon -framework Cocoa -framework OpenGL -framework OpenAL -framework IOKit")
+		set(sys_libs ${sys_libs} "-framework Carbon -framework Cocoa -framework OpenGL -framework IOKit")
 	else()
 		if (cpu STREQUAL "x86" AND X86)
 			add_definitions(-m32)
diff --git a/neo/sound/snd_system.cpp b/neo/sound/snd_system.cpp
index 4d06be72..72cb4f2b 100644
--- a/neo/sound/snd_system.cpp
+++ b/neo/sound/snd_system.cpp
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ void idSoundSystemLocal::Init() {
 	alcMakeContextCurrent( openalContext );
 	common->Printf( "Done.\n" );
 
+	// log openal info
+	common->Printf( "AL_VERSION: %s\n", alGetString(AL_VERSION));
+	common->Printf( "AL_VENDOR: %s\n", alGetString(AL_VENDOR));
+	common->Printf( "AL_RENDERER: %s\n", alGetString(AL_RENDERER));
+	common->Printf( "AL_EXTENSIONS: %s\n", alGetString(AL_EXTENSIONS));
+
 #if ID_OPENAL_EAX
 	// try to obtain EAX extensions
 	if ( idSoundSystemLocal::s_useEAXReverb.GetBool() && alIsExtensionPresent( ID_ALCHAR "EAX4.0" ) ) {