diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index d90a1f06d3..3ad0651eaf 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -684,6 +684,12 @@ int main() { return 0; }''',
                  "-mmacosx-version-min=10.9"))
         linker_flags.append("-mmacosx-version-min=10.9")
 
+    elif conf.env['build_target'] in ['bigsur'] and not opt.arm64:
+        compiler_flags.extend(
+                ("-DMAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=101100",
+                 "-mmacosx-version-min=10.11"))
+        linker_flags.append("-mmacosx-version-min=10.11")
+
     elif conf.env['build_target'] in ['bigsur', 'monterey', 'ventura']:
         compiler_flags.extend(
                 ("-DMAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=110000",