diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 28e7acc..21cab63 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,25 @@
 #include "Common.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
 #include "MainApplication.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+static void set_env_vars_if_needed()
+{
+#ifdef __MACOSX_CORE__
+  std::cout << "OS X detected. Set environment for GStreamer-SDK support." << std::endl;
+  if (0 == setenv("GST_PLUGIN_PATH", "/Library/Frameworks/GStreamer.framework/Libraries", 1))
+      std::cout << " * GST_PLUGIN_PATH=Library/Frameworks/GStreamer.framework/Libraries" << std::endl;
+  if (0 == setenv("GST_DEBUG", "2", 1))
+      std::cout << " * GST_DEBUG=2" << std::endl;
+  //setenv("LANG", "C", 1);
+#endif // __MACOSX_CORE__
+}
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  // TODO: avoid segfaults when OSC port is busy
+  set_env_vars_if_needed();
+
   MainApplication app(argc, argv);
 
   if (! QGLFormat::hasOpenGL())
@@ -23,9 +38,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   app.installTranslator(&translator);
 
   MainWindow win;
-
   //win.setLocale(QLocale("fr"));
-
   win.show();
 
   return app.exec();