diff --git a/simulate/cmake/SimulateDependencies.cmake b/simulate/cmake/SimulateDependencies.cmake
index 6a97802f..9a075164 100644
--- a/simulate/cmake/SimulateDependencies.cmake
+++ b/simulate/cmake/SimulateDependencies.cmake
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ if(MUJOCO_EXTRAS_STATIC_GLFW)
   unset(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS_OLD)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT SIMULATE_STANDALONE)
+if(NOT SIMULATE_STANDALONE AND NOT MUJOCO_SIMULATE_USE_SYSTEM_GLFW)
   target_compile_options(glfw PRIVATE ${MUJOCO_MACOS_COMPILE_OPTIONS})
   target_link_options(glfw PRIVATE ${MUJOCO_MACOS_LINK_OPTIONS})
 endif()