diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index bac0341e..b867326f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ ifeq (,$(shell $(TARGET_CC) -o /dev/null -c -x c /dev/null -fno-stack-protector
 endif
 ifeq (Darwin,$(TARGET_SYS))
   ifeq (,$(MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET))
-    $(error missing: export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=XX.YY)
+    # relying on vcpkg toolchain flags
   endif
   TARGET_STRIP+= -x
   TARGET_XCFLAGS+= -DLUAJIT_UNWIND_EXTERNAL