diff --git a/osx/Makefile b/osx/Makefile
index bccfd98..899b3fb 100644
--- a/osx/Makefile
+++ b/osx/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+# To use homebrew instead of macports, uncomment the following three lines.
+#INCFLAGS+= -I/opt/X11/include
+#LDADD+=  -lX11 -lXcursor -lXft -L/opt/X11/lib
+#INCFLAGS+= -I/usr/local/Cellar/freetype/2.4.10/include/freetype2
+
+# To use homebrew instead of macports, comment out the following two lines.
 INCFLAGS+= -I/opt/local/include/freetype2 -I/opt/local/include
+LDADD+=  -L/opt/local/lib -lX11 -lXcursor -lXft
+
+LDADD+=  -lxcb-keysyms -lxcb-util -lxcb-randr -lX11-xcb -lxcb-xtest -lxcb -lxcb-icccm
+
 CFLAGS+= -O2 -Wall -g -D_GNU_SOURCE -D__OSX__ -I. -I.. ${INCFLAGS}
 CFLAGS+= -DSWM_LIB=\"$(LIBDIR)/libswmhack.so.$(LVERS)\"
-LDADD+=  -L/opt/local/lib -lX11 -lXcursor -lXft
-LDADD+=  -lxcb-keysyms -lxcb-util -lxcb-randr -lX11-xcb -lxcb-xtest -lxcb -lxcb-icccm
 
 PREFIX?= /usr/local
 BINDIR?= $(PREFIX)/bin