diff --git a/Externals/WiiUseSrc/Src/SConscript b/Externals/WiiUseSrc/Src/SConscript
index b0565f484f..02cb68b2d0 100644
--- a/Externals/WiiUseSrc/Src/SConscript
+++ b/Externals/WiiUseSrc/Src/SConscript
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ libs = [
     'm',
 ]
 
-env_wiiuse.SharedLibrary(env['libs_dir']+"wiiuse", files, LIBS=libs)
+if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+    env_wiiuse.StaticLibrary(env['libs_dir']+"wiiuse", files, LIBS=libs)
+else:
+    env_wiiuse.SharedLibrary(env['libs_dir']+"wiiuse", files, LIBS=libs)
 
 env['HAVE_WIIUSE'] = 1
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
index e649dfaaf9..e75ec1ee0c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+
+#include <CoreFoundation/CFString.h>
+#include <CoreFoundation/CFUrl.h>
+#include <CoreFoundation/CFBundle.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
+
+#endif
+
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
@@ -287,6 +296,54 @@ std::string GetUserDirectory()
 	return std::string(path);
 }
 
+
+//osx specific functions
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+
+std::string GetBundleDirectory()
+{
+
+        // Plugin path will be Dolphin.app/Contents/PlugIns
+        CFURLRef BundleRef;
+        char AppBundlePath[MAXPATHLEN];
+
+        // Get the main bundle for the app
+        BundleRef = CFBundleCopyBundleURL(CFBundleGetMainBundle());
+
+        CFStringRef BundlePath = CFURLCopyFileSystemPath(BundleRef, kCFURLPOSIXPathStyle);
+        CFStringGetFileSystemRepresentation(BundlePath, AppBundlePath, sizeof(AppBundlePath));
+
+        CFRelease(BundleRef);
+        CFRelease(BundlePath);
+
+        return AppBundlePath;
+
+
+}
+std::string GetPluginsDirectory()
+{
+
+        CFURLRef PluginDirRef;
+        char PluginPath[MAXPATHLEN];
+
+        PluginDirRef = CFBundleCopyBuiltInPlugInsURL(CFBundleGetMainBundle());
+
+        CFStringRef PluginDirPath = CFURLCopyFileSystemPath(PluginDirRef, kCFURLPOSIXPathStyle);
+        CFStringGetFileSystemRepresentation(PluginDirPath, PluginPath, sizeof(PluginPath));
+
+        CFRelease(PluginDirRef);
+        CFRelease(PluginDirPath);
+
+        std::string PluginsDir = GetBundleDirectory();
+        PluginsDir += DIR_SEP;
+        PluginsDir += PluginPath;
+
+	return PluginsDir;
+
+}
+
+
+#endif
 u64 GetSize(const char *filename)
 {
 	if (!Exists(filename))
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.h
index 5befbb7b46..f88d46808f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/FileUtil.h
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ bool DeleteDirRecursively(const std::string& _Directory);
 void GetCurrentDirectory(std::string& _rDirectory);
 bool SetCurrentDirectory(const std::string& _rDirectory);
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+std::string GetPluginsDirectory();
+#endif
+
 }  // namespace
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
index 4a966dd863..8f63c08f26 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@
 #include "Common.h"
 #include "IniFile.h"
 #include "ConfigManager.h"
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-#include <CoreFoundation/CFString.h>
-#include <CoreFoundation/CFUrl.h>
-#include <CoreFoundation/CFBundle.h>
-#include <sys/param.h>
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#include "FileUtil.h"
 #endif
-
 SConfig SConfig::m_Instance;
 
 
@@ -123,26 +119,8 @@ void SConfig::LoadSettings()
 {
 	IniFile ini;
 	ini.Load(CONFIG_FILE);
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-	// Plugin path will be Dolphin.app/Contents/PlugIns
-	CFURLRef BundleRef, PluginDirRef;
-	// Get the main bundle for the app
-	BundleRef = CFBundleCopyBundleURL(CFBundleGetMainBundle());
-	PluginDirRef = CFBundleCopyBuiltInPlugInsURL(CFBundleGetMainBundle());
-	CFStringRef BundlePath = CFURLCopyFileSystemPath(BundleRef, kCFURLPOSIXPathStyle);
-	CFStringRef PluginDirPath = CFURLCopyFileSystemPath(PluginDirRef, kCFURLPOSIXPathStyle);
-	char AppBundlePath[MAXPATHLEN], PluginPath[MAXPATHLEN];
-	CFStringGetFileSystemRepresentation(BundlePath, AppBundlePath, sizeof(AppBundlePath));
-	CFStringGetFileSystemRepresentation(PluginDirPath, PluginPath, sizeof(PluginPath));
-//	printf("bundle path = %s %s\n", AppBundlePath, PluginPath);
-	CFRelease(BundleRef);
-	CFRelease(BundlePath);
-	CFRelease(PluginDirRef);
-	CFRelease(PluginDirPath);
-	std::string PluginsDir = AppBundlePath;
-	PluginsDir += DIR_SEP;
-	PluginsDir += PluginPath;
-	PluginsDir += DIR_SEP;
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+	std::string PluginsDir = File::GetPluginsDirectory();
 	
 	m_DefaultGFXPlugin = PluginsDir + DEFAULT_GFX_PLUGIN;
 	m_DefaultDSPPlugin = PluginsDir + DEFAULT_DSP_PLUGIN;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.cpp
index 846cec1fc7..d852c0eadc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,12 @@ void CPluginManager::ScanForPlugins()
 	m_PluginInfos.clear();
 	// Get plugins dir
 	CFileSearch::XStringVector Directories;
-	Directories.push_back(std::string(PLUGINS_DIR));
+
+	#if defined(__APPLE__)
+        	Directories.push_back(File::GetPluginsDirectory());
+        #else
+        	Directories.push_back(std::string(PLUGINS_DIR));
+        #endif
 	
 	CFileSearch::XStringVector Extensions;
 		Extensions.push_back("*" PLUGIN_SUFFIX);