diff --git a/scripts/gha/build_apple.sh b/scripts/gha/build_apple.sh
index b0462d36..3be0506b 100755
--- a/scripts/gha/build_apple.sh
+++ b/scripts/gha/build_apple.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,7 @@ popd
 
 ./waf configure --enable-utils --enable-tests --enable-lto build install --destdir=bin || die_configure
 
+cp -vr /Library/Frameworks/SDL2.framework bin
+
 mkdir -p artifacts/
 tar -cJvf artifacts/xash3d-fwgs-apple-$ARCH.tar.xz -C bin . # skip the bin directory from resulting tar archive