diff --git a/netdata-installer.sh b/netdata-installer.sh
index 3eb9b433a6..c812b36ca4 100755
--- a/netdata-installer.sh
+++ b/netdata-installer.sh
@@ -716,13 +716,18 @@ bundle_libwebsockets
 
 build_judy() {
   local env_cmd=''
+  local libtoolize="libtoolize"
 
   if [ -z "${DONT_SCRUB_CFLAGS_EVEN_THOUGH_IT_MAY_BREAK_THINGS}" ]; then
     env_cmd="env CFLAGS=-fPIC CXXFLAGS= LDFLAGS="
   fi
 
+  if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+    libtoolize="glibtoolize"
+  fi
+
   pushd "${1}" > /dev/null || return 1
-  if run ${env_cmd} libtoolize --force --copy &&
+  if run ${env_cmd} ${libtoolize} --force --copy &&
     run ${env_cmd} aclocal &&
     run ${env_cmd} autoheader &&
     run ${env_cmd} automake --add-missing --force --copy --include-deps &&
diff --git a/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md b/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
index 1225dc38b1..d8eb94333e 100644
--- a/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
+++ b/packaging/installer/methods/macos.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Click **Install** on the Software Update popup window that appears. Then, use th
 to install some of Netdata's prerequisites.
 
 ```bash
-brew install ossp-uuid autoconf automake pkg-config libuv lz4 json-c openssl@1.1
+brew install ossp-uuid autoconf automake pkg-config libuv lz4 json-c openssl@1.1 libtool
 ```
 
 If you want to use the [database engine](/database/engine/README.md) to store your metrics, you need to download