diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index dd66874b2..2fd425a0d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ MACAPPZIP=$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).app.zip
 MACAPPDMG=$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).dmg
 BUNDLEPREFIX=./
 BUNDLEDIR=$(BUNDLEPREFIX)$(MACAPPNAME)
-
+#a path prefix where additional libs can be cherry-picked by the bundler.
+LINPHONE_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX=/usr/local
 
 bundle:
 	rm -rf $(INSTALLDIR)
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ bundle:
 	LINPHONE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(INSTALLDIR_WITH_PREFIX) \
 	LIBLINPHONE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(INSTALLDIR_WITH_PREFIX) \
 	MS2_PLUGINS_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(prefix) \
+	LINPHONE_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX=$(LINPHONE_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX) \
 	gtk-mac-bundler $(PACKAGE_BUNDLE_FILE)
 	printf "[Pango]\nModuleFiles=./etc/pango/pango.modules\n" \
 	> $(BUNDLEDIR)/Contents/Resources/etc/pango/pangorc
diff --git a/build/macos/linphone.bundle b/build/macos/linphone.bundle
index 8896fa7d3..7a5906e9e 100644
--- a/build/macos/linphone.bundle
+++ b/build/macos/linphone.bundle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <prefix name="linphone">${env:LINPHONE_INSTALL_PREFIX}</prefix>
     <prefix name="ms2plugins">${env:MS2_PLUGINS_INSTALL_PREFIX}</prefix>
     <!-- This prefix definition is necessary if some dependencies are to be taken from /usr/local/lib -->
-    <prefix name="local">/usr/local</prefix>
+    <prefix name="local">${env:LINPHONE_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES_PREFIX}</prefix>
     <!-- The project directory is the default location of the created
          app. If you leave out the path, the current directory is
          used. Note the usage of an environment variable here again.