diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 4646d76dd..4c691f6a2 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -703,6 +703,9 @@ fn addDeps(
         step.addModule("objc", objc.module(b));
         step.addModule("macos", mod_macos);
         _ = try macos.link(b, step, .{});
+
+        // todo: do this is in zig-objc instead.
+        step.linkSystemLibraryName("objc");
     }
 
     // Tracy
diff --git a/pkg/macos/build.zig b/pkg/macos/build.zig
index bfaeaf398..1a0b428f8 100644
--- a/pkg/macos/build.zig
+++ b/pkg/macos/build.zig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub fn link(
     });
     step.linkFramework("Carbon");
     step.linkFramework("CoreFoundation");
+    step.linkFramework("CoreGraphics");
     step.linkFramework("CoreText");
     return lib;
 }