diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/openal/AL.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/openal/AL.java
index 350e490b..1dfdd7e4 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/openal/AL.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/openal/AL.java
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ public final class AL {
 	 * @param oalPaths Array of strings containing paths to search for OpenAL library
 	 */
 	private static native void nCreate(String oalPath) throws LWJGLException;
+	
+	/**
+	 * Native method to create AL instance from the Mac OS X 10.4 OpenAL framework.
+	 * It is only defined in the Mac OS X native library.
+	 * 
+	 * @param oalPaths Array of strings containing paths to search for OpenAL library
+	 */
+	private static native void nCreateDefault() throws LWJGLException;
 
 	/**
 	 * Native method the destroy the AL
@@ -108,6 +116,11 @@ public final class AL {
 				LWJGLUtil.log("Failed to load " + oalPaths[i] + ": " + e.getMessage());
 			}
 		}
+		if (!created && LWJGLUtil.getPlatform() == LWJGLUtil.PLATFORM_MACOSX) {
+			// Try to load OpenAL from the framework instead
+			nCreateDefault();
+			created = true;
+		}
 		if (!created)
 			throw new LWJGLException("Could not locate OpenAL library.");
 
diff --git a/src/native/macosx/Makefile.legacy b/src/native/macosx/Makefile.legacy
index 617b1294..725111c7 100644
--- a/src/native/macosx/Makefile.legacy
+++ b/src/native/macosx/Makefile.legacy
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Use this makefile to build for Mac OS X 10.3 and earlier
 
-CC=gcc-3.0
-LINKER=gcc-3.0
+CC=gcc-3.3
+LINKER=gcc-3.3
 STRIP=strip
 ARCHS=
 SYMBOL_FILE=lwjgl.symbols
diff --git a/src/native/macosx/macosx_al.c b/src/native/macosx/macosx_al.c
index 630f5f14..7cf37c58 100644
--- a/src/native/macosx/macosx_al.c
+++ b/src/native/macosx/macosx_al.c
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ bool tryLoadLibrary(JNIEnv *env, jstring path) {
 		printfDebugJava(env, "Found OpenAL at '%s'", path_str);
 	}
 	(*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, path, path_str);
-	openal_bundle = tryLoadFramework(env);
-	if (openal_bundle != NULL)
-		printfDebugJava(env, "Found OpenAL Bundle");
-	return handleOAL != NULL || openal_bundle != NULL;
+	return handleOAL != NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -113,3 +110,10 @@ void UnLoadOpenAL() {
 	}
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_lwjgl_openal_AL_nCreateDefault(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz) {
+	openal_bundle = tryLoadFramework(env);
+	if (openal_bundle != NULL)
+		printfDebugJava(env, "Found OpenAL Bundle");
+	else
+		throwException(env, "Could not load OpenAL framework");
+}