diff --git a/configuration/scripts/machines/Macros.conda_macos b/configuration/scripts/machines/Macros.conda_macos
index ee43dd771..6f26da0fc 100644
--- a/configuration/scripts/machines/Macros.conda_macos
+++ b/configuration/scripts/machines/Macros.conda_macos
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 # Libraries to be passed to the linker
-SLIBS   := -L$(CONDA_PREFIX)/lib -lpiof -lnetcdf -lnetcdff -llapack -lmpi_usempif08 -lmpi_usempi_ignore_tkr -lmpi_mpifh -lmpi
+SLIBS   := -L$(CONDA_PREFIX)/lib -lnetcdf -lnetcdff -llapack -lmpi_usempif08 -lmpi_usempi_ignore_tkr -lmpi_mpifh -lmpi
 
 # Necessary flag to compile with OpenMP support
 ifeq ($(ICE_THREADED), true)
@@ -61,3 +61,7 @@ ifeq ($(ICE_THREADED), true)
    FFLAGS  += -fopenmp
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(ICE_IOTYPE), pio2)
+   SLIBS   := $(SLIBS) -lpiof -lpioc
+endif
+