diff --git a/package_scripts/compile_static_boost.sh b/package_scripts/compile_static_boost.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..466283044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package_scripts/compile_static_boost.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Compile boost statically, with -fPIC to allow linking it into the mex
+# module (which is a dynamic library).  --disable-icu prevents depending
+# on libicu, which is unneeded and would require then linking the mex
+# module with it as well.  We just stage instead of install, then the
+# toolbox_package_unix.sh script uses the staged boost.
+./b2 link=static threading=multi cxxflags=-fPIC cflags=-fPIC --disable-icu -a stage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package_scripts/toolbox_package_unix.sh b/package_scripts/toolbox_package_unix.sh
index b78649e15..6f5cda526 100644
--- a/package_scripts/toolbox_package_unix.sh
+++ b/package_scripts/toolbox_package_unix.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ if [ "$os" = "Linux" -a "$arch" = "x86_64" ]; then
 	platform=lin64
 elif [ "$os" = "Linux" -a "$arch" = "i686" ]; then
 	platform=lin32
+elif [ "$os" = "Darwin" -a "$arch" = "x86_64" ]; then
+	platform=mac64
 else
 	echo "Unrecognized platform"
 	exit 1