diff --git a/BUILD.md b/BUILD.md
index c6db723..cb289ec 100644
--- a/BUILD.md
+++ b/BUILD.md
@@ -55,16 +55,6 @@ Supersonic is available in the AUR and can be built either manually with `makepk
 
 ### Build
 
-#### Homebrew setup
-* Make sure header and library include paths include the dir in which homebrew installs headers/dylibs (may differ dep. on OS/Homebrew version)
-  - ``export C_INCLUDE_PATH=/opt/homebrew/include:$C_INCLUDE_PATH``
-  - ``export LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/homebrew/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH``
- 
-#### Macports setup
-* Make sure header and library include paths include the dir in which macports installs headers/dylibs
-  - ``export C_INCLUDE_PATH=/opt/local/include:$C_INCLUDE_PATH``
-  - ``export LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/local/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH``
-
 #### Building the application
 * clone the repo, CD into the repo root, and run ``make build``
 * (note that the first build will take some time as it will download and build the UI library)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b4cb945..62f9090 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build:
 # so the last 3 cmds move it over manually. This is a bit fragile though
 # since it assumes a specific location and version of the dependency
 package_macos:
-	CGO_CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include -I/opt/homebrew/include" CGO_LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib -L/opt/homebrew/lib" fyne package -os darwin -tags migrated_fynedo
+	fyne package -os darwin -tags migrated_fynedo
 
 bundledeps_macos_homebrew:
 	dylibbundler -od -b -x ./Supersonic.app/Contents/MacOS/supersonic -d ./Supersonic.app/Contents/Frameworks/ -p @executable_path/../Frameworks/
diff --git a/backend/mpmedia_mac.go b/backend/mpmedia_mac.go
index 84fdd6f..e6d36ab 100644
--- a/backend/mpmedia_mac.go
+++ b/backend/mpmedia_mac.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ package backend
 **/
 
 /*
-#cgo CFLAGS: -x objective-c
-#cgo LDFLAGS: -framework Cocoa -framework MediaPlayer
+#cgo CFLAGS: -x objective-c -I/opt/homebrew/include -I/opt/local/include
+#cgo LDFLAGS: -framework Cocoa -framework MediaPlayer -L/opt/homebrew/lib -L/opt/local/lib
 #include "mpmediabridge.h"
 */
 import (
diff --git a/backend/player/mpv/peaks_mac.go b/backend/player/mpv/peaks_mac.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29ffe95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/player/mpv/peaks_mac.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package mpv
+
+/*
+#cgo CFLAGS: -I/opt/homebrew/include -I/opt/local/include
+#cgo LDFLAGS: -L/opt/homebrew/lib -L/opt/local/lib
+*/
+import "C"