diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3c73795..da96b82 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -378,6 +378,14 @@ fi
 
 AC_SUBST(classlib)
 
+dnl On Darwin, the OpenJDK class library's native libraries (e.g. libjava)
+dnl reference libjvm via @rpath/libjvm.dylib.  Set our install name to match
+dnl so that dyld resolves the dependency.
+if test "$classlib" = openjdk -a "$host_os" = darwin; then
+    LIBJVM_EXTRA_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-install_name,@rpath/libjvm.dylib"
+fi
+AC_SUBST(LIBJVM_EXTRA_LDFLAGS)
+
 case "$with_java_runtime_library" in
     gnuclasspath | openjdk6 )
         AC_DEFINE([SHARED_CHAR_BUFFERS],1,
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 1cf2e87..d62ddf2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ libjvm_la_SOURCES =
 
 jamvm_LDADD = libcore.la
 libjvm_la_LIBADD = libcore.la
-libjvm_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version
+libjvm_la_LDFLAGS = -avoid-version @LIBJVM_EXTRA_LDFLAGS@
 libcore_la_LIBADD = interp/libinterp.la os/@os@/@arch@/libnative.la \
                     os/@os@/libos.la classlib/@classlib@/libclasslib.la
 
diff --git a/src/classlib/openjdk/dll.c b/src/classlib/openjdk/dll.c
index 1d9cc9c..5d42dff 100644
--- a/src/classlib/openjdk/dll.c
+++ b/src/classlib/openjdk/dll.c
@@ -43,9 +43,18 @@ int classlibInitialiseDll() {
 
 char *classlibDefaultBootDllPath() {
     char *java_home = getJavaHome();
+
+    /* On most platforms, native libraries are in lib/<arch>/.
+       On Darwin, they are directly in lib/. */
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    char *dll_path = sysMalloc(strlen(java_home) + sizeof("/lib"));
+
+    return strcat(strcpy(dll_path, java_home), "/lib");
+#else
     char *dll_path = sysMalloc(strlen(java_home) + sizeof("/lib/"OS_ARCH));
 
     return strcat(strcpy(dll_path, java_home), "/lib/"OS_ARCH);
+#endif
 }
 
 void *classlibLookupLoadedDlls(char *name, Object *loader) {
diff --git a/src/classlib/openjdk/properties.c b/src/classlib/openjdk/properties.c
index 2391e61..dc7a1f8 100644
--- a/src/classlib/openjdk/properties.c
+++ b/src/classlib/openjdk/properties.c
@@ -27,10 +27,19 @@ char *classlibDefaultJavaHome() {
     int count = 0;
     char *home;
 
-    while(pntr > path && count < 4)
+    /* Derive java.home from the location of libjvm.
+       Default (most platforms): <java.home>/lib/<arch>/<vmname>/libjvm.so
+       Darwin (no arch subdir):  <java.home>/lib/<vmname>/libjvm.dylib */
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    int n_sep = 3;
+#else
+    int n_sep = 4;
+#endif
+
+    while(pntr > path && count < n_sep)
         count += *--pntr == '/';
 
-    if(count != 4) {
+    if(count != n_sep) {
         printf("Error: JVM path malformed.   Aborting VM.\n");
         exitVM(1);
     }
diff --git a/src/properties.c b/src/properties.c
index b453d7b..a7b11fc 100644
--- a/src/properties.c
+++ b/src/properties.c
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <TargetConditionals.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "jam.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "hash.h"
@@ -161,7 +165,11 @@ void setOSProperties(Object *properties) {
 
     uname(&info);
     setProperty(properties, "os.arch", OS_ARCH);
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+    setProperty(properties, "os.name", "Mac OS X");
+#else
     setProperty(properties, "os.name", info.sysname);
+#endif
     setProperty(properties, "os.version", info.release);
 }