diff --git a/scripts/macOS/2_deploy.sh b/scripts/macOS/2_deploy.sh
index f34bc7726..d7c048c22 100755
--- a/scripts/macOS/2_deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/macOS/2_deploy.sh
@@ -33,12 +33,11 @@ then
     exit -1
 fi
 
-#copy libIFX libraries and change rpath u3d plugin
-#cp -a $DISTRIB_PATH/lib/meshlab/libIFX* $DISTRIB_PATH/$APPNAME/Contents/Frameworks
-#rm $DISTRIB_PATH/$APPNAME/Contents/Frameworks/libIFXCoreStatic.a
-#install_name_tool -change libIFXCore.1.so @rpath/libIFXCore.1.so $DISTRIB_PATH/$APPNAME/Contents/PlugIns/libio_u3d.dylib
-#install_name_tool -change libIFXExporting.1.so @rpath/libIFXExporting.1.so $DISTRIB_PATH/$APPNAME/Contents/PlugIns/libio_u3d.dylib
-#install_name_tool -change libIFXScheduling.1.so @rpath/libIFXScheduling.1.so $DISTRIB_PATH/$APPNAME/Contents/PlugIns/libio_u3d.dylib
+install_name_tool -change @rpath/libmeshlab-common.dylib @executable_path/../Frameworks/libmeshlab-common.dylib $INSTALL_PATH/$APPNAME/Contents/MacOS/meshlab
+
+#install_name_tool -change libIFXCore.so @rpath/libIFXCore.so $INSTALL_PATH/$APPNAME/Contents/PlugIns/libio_u3d.so
+#install_name_tool -change libIFXExporting.so @rpath/libIFXExporting.so $INSTALL_PATH/$APPNAME/Contents/PlugIns/libio_u3d.so
+#install_name_tool -change libIFXScheduling.so @rpath/libIFXScheduling.so $INSTALL_PATH/$APPNAME/Contents/PlugIns/libio_u3d.so
 
 if [ -e $QTDIR/bin/macdeployqt ]
 then
diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index bb78a4929..fd11cc3e9 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ set(HEADERS
 	searcher.h)
 
 set(TARGET_TYPE SHARED)
-if(WIN32 OR APPLE)
+if(WIN32)
 	set(TARGET_TYPE STATIC)
 endif()
 add_library(meshlab-common ${TARGET_TYPE} ${SOURCES} ${HEADERS} ${RESOURCES})