diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 55547696c0a..0c75b8f9f27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -45,12 +45,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "install lib"
           cd dosbox-x.app/Contents/MacOS
           echo "get list of libraries required"
-          INSTALL_LIBS=($(otool -L dosbox-x | grep '\w*@executable.*' - | sed -n -r 's#.+/(lib.*dylib).*#\1#p')) 
+          INSTALL_LIBS=($(otool -L dosbox-x | grep '¥w*@executable.*' - | sed -n -r 's#.+/(lib.*dylib).*#¥1#p')) 
           for i in ${INSTALL_LIBS[@]}
           do
-            j=($(echo $i | sed -E 's|([^¥.^¥-]+).*dylib|\1|p'))
+            j=($(echo $i | sed -E 's|([^¥.^¥-]+).*dylib|¥1|p'))
             #echo $j
             FILE=($(find -H /usr/** -name $j*.*.dylib 2>/dev/null)) 
+            if [ -z "$FILE" ]
+            then
+              FILE=($(find -H /System/** -name $j*.*.dylib 2>/dev/null))
+            fi
             echo ${FILE}
             cp ${FILE} arm64/$i
             #cp ${FILE} x86_64/$i #currently searches arm64 directory regardless of platform
@@ -68,9 +72,9 @@ jobs:
           strip $top/src/dosbox-x
           make dosbox-x.app
           cd dosbox-x.app/Contents/MacOS
-          INSTALL_LIBS=($(otool -L dosbox-x | grep '\w*@executable.*' - | sed -n -r 's#.+/(lib.*dylib).*#\1#p'))           for i in ${INSTALL_LIBS[@]}
+          INSTALL_LIBS=($(otool -L dosbox-x | grep '¥w*@executable.*' - | sed -n -r 's#.+/(lib.*dylib).*#¥1#p'))           for i in ${INSTALL_LIBS[@]}
           do
-            j=($(echo $i | sed -E 's|([^¥.^¥-]+).*dylib|\1|p'))
+            j=($(echo $i | sed -E 's|([^¥.^¥-]+).*dylib|¥1|p'))
             #echo $j
             FILE=($(find -H /usr/** -name $j*.*.dylib 2>/dev/null)) 
             echo ${FILE}