diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ed4d0f00..3cfb73c26 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ endif( ZD_CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX_COMPATIBLE )
 
 option( DYN_FLUIDSYNTH "Dynamically load fluidsynth" ON )
 
-option( OSX_COCOA_BACKEND "Use native Cocoa backend instead of SDL" OFF )
+option( OSX_COCOA_BACKEND "Use native Cocoa backend instead of SDL" ON )
 
 if( CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P MATCHES "8" )
 	set( X64 64 )