diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index deee3854..cbd362ae 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -593,8 +593,7 @@ ifndef WINDOWSHELL
 endif
 endif
 
-# i dont know why, but the os x executable absolutely hates
-# being touched by objcopy. so let's not do it
+# mac os x lsdlsrb2 does not like objcopy
 ifndef MACOSX
 ifndef PSP
 	$(OBJCOPY) $(BIN)/$(EXENAME) $(BIN)/$(DBGNAME)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.cfg b/src/Makefile.cfg
index 7acb4559..2e67474c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.cfg
+++ b/src/Makefile.cfg
@@ -405,13 +405,11 @@ endif
 
 # because Apple screws with us on this
 # need to get bintools from homebrew
-# need to get gzip from homebrew (it's in dupes)
 ifdef MACOSX
 	CC=clang
 	CXX=clang
 	OBJCOPY=gobjcopy
 	OBJDUMP=gobjdump
-	GZIP=/usr/local/bin/gzip
 endif
 
 OBJDUMP_OPTS?=--wide --source --line-numbers