diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f81d852bc1..7fb4f80bfbe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 
 - [core] Fix segfault resulting from an invalid geometry ([#16409](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/pull/16409))
 
+- [macos] Restored support for macOS 10.11–10.14 ([#16412](https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/pull/16412))
+
 ## maps-v1.5.1
 
 ### 🐞 Bug fixes
diff --git a/platform/macos/macos.cmake b/platform/macos/macos.cmake
index 38c6e41a015..94beead5087 100644
--- a/platform/macos/macos.cmake
+++ b/platform/macos/macos.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-if(NOT DEFINED MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET)
-    set(MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.11")
-endif()
+set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET "10.11")
 
 set_target_properties(mbgl-core PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC YES)