diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 00e97a44..ada4e69d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,10 +88,13 @@ Build & Install
 
         $ sudo make install
         
-You can pass the following variables to CMake (using *-Dvariablename=value*):
+You can pass the following variables to the *cmake* command (using *-Dvariablename=value*):
  - -D**CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE**=[Release|Debug]: Whether to run code optimization or add debug symbols. Default: Release
  - -D**BUILD_TESTING**=[on|off]: Whether to build the test cases (can take a long time). Default: off
  
+Troubleshooting
+---------------
+ 
 On most systems, CMake should find the libraries automatically.
 If this doesn't work for you, you can use the following CMake variables:
  - -D**FUSE_LIB_PATH**=[path]: Path to the directory containing the fuse library (or osxfuse library on Mac)
diff --git a/src/fspp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/fspp/CMakeLists.txt
index 45a25865..51352bc0 100644
--- a/src/fspp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/fspp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ target_activate_cpp14(${PROJECT_NAME})
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
   set(CMAKE_FIND_FRAMEWORK LAST)
   set(FUSE_LIB_NAME "osxfuse")
-else(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+  # Add a default location for homebrew-installed openssl on Mac OS X to include search path
+  target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} SYSTEM PUBLIC /usr/local/include/osxfuse)
+elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
   set(FUSE_LIB_NAME "fuse")
 endif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
 
diff --git a/utils.cmake b/utils.cmake
index 15ba2be6..9c037dd7 100644
--- a/utils.cmake
+++ b/utils.cmake
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ function(target_add_boost TARGET)
             REQUIRED
             COMPONENTS ${ARGN})
     target_include_directories(${TARGET} SYSTEM PRIVATE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PUBLIC ${Boost_LIBRARIES} rt) # Also link to rt, because boost thread needs that.
+    target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PUBLIC ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
+    if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
+      # Also link to rt, because boost thread needs that.
+      target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PUBLIC rt)
+    endif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
 endfunction(target_add_boost)
 
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diff --git a/vendor/scrypt/CMakeLists.txt b/vendor/scrypt/CMakeLists.txt
index ff5d91cd..bea2e0bc 100644
--- a/vendor/scrypt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vendor/scrypt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ project (scrypt C)
 string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" BUILDTYPE)
 set(SCRYPT_CFLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${BUILDTYPE}}")
 set(SCRYPT_CPPFLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${BUILDTYPE}}")
+
+# Add a default location for homebrew-installed openssl on Mac OS X to include search path
+if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+  set(SCRYPT_CFLAGS "${SCRYPT_CFLAGS} -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include")
+endif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
+
 ExternalProject_Add(scrypt_original
         SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scrypt-1.2.0/scrypt
         CONFIGURE_COMMAND /usr/bin/env CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} CFLAGS=${SCRYPT_CFLAGS} CPPFLAGS=${SCRYPT_CPPFLAGS} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scrypt-1.2.0/scrypt/configure --prefix=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/vendor/scrypt/