diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 47633d7f3..b17964ebc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TOP:=$(realpath ..)
-export CGO_CFLAGS:=-I$(TOP)/bls/include -I$(TOP)/mcl/include -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include
-export CGO_LDFLAGS:=-L$(TOP)/bls/lib -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH:=$(TOP)/bls/lib:$(TOP)/mcl/lib:/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib:/opt/homebrew/opt/gmp/lib/:/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl/lib
+export CGO_CFLAGS:=-I$(TOP)/bls/include -I$(TOP)/mcl/include -I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1/include
+export CGO_LDFLAGS:=-L$(TOP)/bls/lib -L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1/lib
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH:=$(TOP)/bls/lib:$(TOP)/mcl/lib:/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1/lib:/opt/homebrew/opt/gmp/lib/:/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1/lib
 export LIBRARY_PATH:=$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
 export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH:=$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)
 export GO111MODULE:=on
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01c98dfd5..609ffd57f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ The `make` command should automatically build the Harmony binary & all dependent
 
 However, if you wish to bypass the Makefile, first export the build flags:
 ```bash
-export CGO_CFLAGS="-I$GOPATH/src/github.com/harmony-one/bls/include -I$GOPATH/src/github.com/harmony-one/mcl/include -I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"
-export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$GOPATH/src/github.com/harmony-one/bls/lib -L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib"
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$GOPATH/src/github.com/harmony-one/bls/lib:$GOPATH/src/github.com/harmony-one/mcl/lib:/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
+export CGO_CFLAGS="-I$GOPATH/src/github.com/harmony-one/bls/include -I$GOPATH/src/github.com/harmony-one/mcl/include -I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1/include"
+export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L$GOPATH/src/github.com/harmony-one/bls/lib -L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1/lib"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$GOPATH/src/github.com/harmony-one/bls/lib:$GOPATH/src/github.com/harmony-one/mcl/lib:/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1/lib
 export LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export GO111MODULE=on
diff --git a/scripts/go_executable_build.sh b/scripts/go_executable_build.sh
index f5984c7dd..2c1cc99f0 100755
--- a/scripts/go_executable_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/go_executable_build.sh
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ if [ "$(uname -s)" == "Darwin" ]; then
    GOOS=darwin
    LIB[libbls384_256.dylib]=${BLS_DIR}/lib/libbls384_256.dylib
    LIB[libmcl.dylib]=${MCL_DIR}/lib/libmcl.dylib
-   LIB[libgmp.10.dylib]=/usr/local/opt/gmp/lib/libgmp.10.dylib
-   LIB[libgmpxx.4.dylib]=/usr/local/opt/gmp/lib/libgmpxx.4.dylib
-   LIB[libcrypto.1.1.dylib]=/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libcrypto.1.1.dylib
+   LIB[libgmp.10.dylib]=/opt/homebrew/opt/gmp/lib/libgmp.10.dylib
+   LIB[libgmpxx.4.dylib]=/opt/homebrew/opt/gmp/lib/libgmpxx.4.dylib
+   LIB[libcrypto.1.1.dylib]=/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1/lib/libcrypto.1.1.dylib
 else
    MD5=md5sum
    LIB[libbls384_256.so]=${BLS_DIR}/lib/libbls384_256.so
diff --git a/scripts/setup_bls_build_flags.sh b/scripts/setup_bls_build_flags.sh
index 9af1ca121..92ee20579 100644
--- a/scripts/setup_bls_build_flags.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup_bls_build_flags.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ case "${HMY_PATH+set}" in
    fi
    ;;
 esac
-: ${OPENSSL_DIR="/usr/local/opt/openssl"}
+: ${OPENSSL_DIR="/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@1.1"}
 : ${MCL_DIR="${HMY_PATH}/mcl"}
 : ${BLS_DIR="${HMY_PATH}/bls"}
 export CGO_CFLAGS="-I${BLS_DIR}/include -I${MCL_DIR}/include"