diff --git a/backend/go/silero-vad/package.sh b/backend/go/silero-vad/package.sh
index bec3150d5..a96ff4c8b 100755
--- a/backend/go/silero-vad/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/silero-vad/package.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ cp -avf $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 cp -rfLv $CURDIR/backend-assets/lib/* $CURDIR/package/lib/
 
 # Detect architecture and copy appropriate libraries
-if [ -f "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" ]; then
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+    # macOS has no glibc loader to bundle. silero-vad links its bundled
+    # libonnxruntime via @rpath but ships with no LC_RPATH, so dyld can't find
+    # it at runtime. Add an @loader_path/lib rpath so @rpath resolves to
+    # package/lib/ (matching the piper darwin fix, #10525).
+    echo "Detected macOS; adding @loader_path/lib rpath so bundled libs resolve via @rpath..."
+    install_name_tool -add_rpath @loader_path/lib "$CURDIR/package/silero-vad"
+elif [ -f "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" ]; then
     # x86_64 architecture
     echo "Detected x86_64 architecture, copying x86_64 libraries..."
     cp -arfLv /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 $CURDIR/package/lib/ld.so
diff --git a/backend/go/silero-vad/run.sh b/backend/go/silero-vad/run.sh
index d8c343223..0508420e5 100755
--- a/backend/go/silero-vad/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/silero-vad/run.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ set -ex
 
 CURDIR=$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CURDIR"/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CURDIR"/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CURDIR"/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+fi
 
 # If there is a lib/ld.so, use it
 if [ -f "$CURDIR"/lib/ld.so ]; then