diff --git a/scripts/common.sh b/scripts/common.sh
index 9efa3d5e6c..5196d594a3 100644
--- a/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/common.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ if [ "$unameval" = 'Linux' ]; then
 	platform='linux'
 elif [ "$unameval" = 'FreeBSD' ]; then
 	platform='freebsd'
+elif [ "$unameval" = 'Darwin' ]; then
+	platform='darwin'
 fi
 
 sha1sumcmd='sha1sum'
 if [ "$platform" = 'freebsd' ]; then
 	sha1sumcmd='shasum'
+elif [ "$platform" = 'darwin' ]; then
+	sha1sumcmd='shasum'
 fi
 
 pkgroot="$(pwd)"