diff --git a/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk b/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk
index 0d958bccb7e9..cabff00559f4 100644
--- a/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk
+++ b/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ $(call gb_ExternalProject_get_state_target,python3,build) :
 				OPT="$(gb_COMPILERNOOPTFLAGS) $(gb_DEBUG_CFLAGS)")) \
 		$(if $(filter WNT-GCC,$(OS)-$(COM)),--with-threads ac_cv_printf_zd_format=no) \
 		$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)), \
-			$(if $(filter INTEL,$(CPUNAME)),--enable-universalsdk=$(MACOSX_SDK_PATH) --with-universal-archs=32-bit) \
+			$(if $(filter INTEL,$(CPUNAME)),--enable-universalsdk=$(MACOSX_SDK_PATH) \
+                                $(if $(filter 1050,$(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED)),--with-universal-archs=32-bit,--with-universal-archs=intel) \
+                        ) \
 			--enable-framework=/@__________________________________________________OOO --with-framework-name=LibreOfficePython, \
 			--enable-shared \
 		) \