diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f06be8104..56b403b95 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -180,8 +180,9 @@ def main(modules, is_pypy):
     language = "cpp"
     includes = ['.', path.join(sys.prefix, 'include')]
     if sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
-        compile_options['other'].append(['-mmacosx-version-min=10.8', '-stdlib=libc++'])
-        link_opions['other'].append('-lc++')
+        compile_options['other'].append('-mmacosx-version-min=10.8')
+        compile_options['other'].append('-stdlib=libc++')
+        link_options['other'].append('-lc++')
     if use_cython:
         cython_setup(modules, language, includes)
     else: