diff --git a/python/lsst/sconsUtils/state.py b/python/lsst/sconsUtils/state.py
index 6db5b35..c4103d0 100644
--- a/python/lsst/sconsUtils/state.py
+++ b/python/lsst/sconsUtils/state.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def _get_macosx_deployment_target_default():
     uname = os.uname()
     if uname.sysname == "Darwin" and uname.machine == "arm64":
         return "11.0"
-    return "10.9"
+    return "10.13"
 
 
 def _initVariables():