diff --git a/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt b/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drogon_ctl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 if(WIN32)
   target_link_libraries(drogon_ctl PRIVATE ws2_32 Rpcrt4)
 endif(WIN32)
+if(APPLE)
+  target_link_libraries(drogon_ctl PRIVATE resolv)
+endif()
 message(STATUS "bin:" ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR})
 install(TARGETS drogon_ctl RUNTIME DESTINATION ${INSTALL_BIN_DIR})
 if(WIN32)

diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
 else(BUILD_DROGON_SHARED)
   add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} STATIC)
 endif(BUILD_DROGON_SHARED)
 
+if(APPLE)
+  target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC resolv)
+endif()
 include(cmake/DrogonUtilities.cmake)
 include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
