diff --git a/check_libs.mk b/check_libs.mk
index fcb84325808a5906f43cad020898a3f9a98bbcc3..fd30b353fd5f46e76e14a826c18dce53cd617297 100644
--- a/check_libs.mk
+++ b/check_libs.mk
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ else
     endif
 endif
 
-.PHONY: gdal xmlsec libffi
+.PHONY: gdal xmlsec libffi libmagic
 
-check_libs: gdal xmlsec libffi
+check_libs: gdal xmlsec libffi libmagic
 
 gdal:
 ifeq ($(GDAL_AVAILABLE),)
@@ -93,8 +93,22 @@ ifeq ($(shell brew ls --versions libffi),)
 	@echo "\t${RED}brew install libffi${NC}"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "${RED}--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------${NC}"
-exit 1
+	exit 1
 else
 	@echo "Found libffi version: $(shell brew ls --versions libffi). Skipping"
 endif
+endif
+
+libmagic:
+ifeq ($(CCFLAGS),OSX)
+ifeq ($(shell brew ls --versions libmagic),)
+	@echo "${RED}--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------${NC}"
+	@echo "---> ${RED}LIBMAGIC not found. Please use the command below to install it. ${NC}\n"
+	@echo "\t${RED}brew install libmagic${NC}"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "${RED}--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------${NC}"
+	exit 1
+else
+	@echo "Found libmagic version: $(shell brew ls --versions libmagic). Skipping"
+endif
 endif
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