diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c7f105c2..b3716c2f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -412,7 +412,12 @@ fi
 if test "x$PERL" != xno -o "x$PYTHON" != xno; then
 	old_USESWIG="$USESWIG"
 	if test "x$USESWIG" != "xno"; then
-		AC_PROG_SWIG([2.0.8])
+		if test -z "$ISDARWIN"; then
+			AC_PROG_SWIG([2.0.8])
+		else
+			# Old SWIG doesn't like libc++, see https://github.com/swig/swig/issues/73
+			AC_PROG_SWIG([2.0.12])
+		fi
 		test -z "$SWIG" && USESWIG=no
 		if test "x$USESWIG" = xno -a "x$old_USESWIG" = yes; then
 			AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not found appropriate SWIG installation. Check config.log for details.])