diff --git a/ext/mysql2/extconf.rb b/ext/mysql2/extconf.rb
index aaf6b255..50e6795b 100644
--- a/ext/mysql2/extconf.rb
+++ b/ext/mysql2/extconf.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ def add_ssl_defines(header)
   $LDFLAGS << " -L#{openssl_location}/lib" if openssl_location
 end
 
+if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /darwin/ && system('command -v brew')
+  zstd_location = `brew --prefix zstd`.strip
+  unless zstd_location.empty?
+    $LIBPATH << "#{zstd_location}/lib"
+  end
+end
+
 ### Find MySQL client library
 
 # borrowed from mysqlplus