diff --git a/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh b/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
index f4e194ca0e..ec7c4ddcae 100755
--- a/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ export SDL3_DIR="$BREW_PATH/opt/sdl3/lib/cmake/SDL3"
 
 export PATH="$BREW_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/bin:$WORKDIR/qt-downloader/$QT_VER/clang_64/bin:$BREW_BIN:$BREW_SBIN:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin:$PATH"
 export LDFLAGS="-L$BREW_PATH/lib $BREW_PATH/opt/ffmpeg@5/lib/libavcodec.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/ffmpeg@5/lib/libavformat.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/ffmpeg@5/lib/libavutil.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/ffmpeg@5/lib/libswscale.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/ffmpeg@5/lib/libswresample.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/lib/c++/libc++.1.dylib $BREW_PATH/lib/libSDL3.dylib $BREW_PATH/lib/libGLEW.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/lib/unwind/libunwind.1.dylib -Wl,-rpath,$BREW_PATH/lib"
-export CPPFLAGS="-I$BREW_PATH/include -no-pie -D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=140000"
-export CFLAGS="-D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=140000"
+export CPPFLAGS="-I$BREW_PATH/include -no-pie -D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=144000"
+export CFLAGS="-D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=144000"
 export LIBRARY_PATH="$BREW_PATH/lib"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$BREW_PATH/lib"
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ sed -i '' "s/extern const double NSAppKitVersionNumber;/const double NSAppKitVer
 
 mkdir build && cd build || exit 1
 
-export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0
+export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.4
 
 "$BREW_PATH/bin/cmake" .. \
     -DBUILD_RPCS3_TESTS="${RUN_UNIT_TESTS}" \
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0
     -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64 \
     -DCMAKE_IGNORE_PATH="$BREW_PATH/lib" \
     -DCMAKE_IGNORE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/homebrew/opt \
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=140000" \
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=144000" \
     -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 \
     -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT="$(xcrun --sdk macosx --show-sdk-path)" \
     -G Ninja
diff --git a/.ci/build-mac.sh b/.ci/build-mac.sh
index 6dc6977f82..abe54a4c77 100755
--- a/.ci/build-mac.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-mac.sh
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export SDL3_DIR="$BREW_X64_PATH/opt/sdl3/lib/cmake/SDL3"
 export PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/bin:$WORKDIR/qt-downloader/$QT_VER/clang_64/bin:$BREW_BIN:$BREW_SBIN:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin:$PATH"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2155
 export LDFLAGS="-L$BREW_X64_PATH/lib -Wl,-rpath,$BREW_X64_PATH/lib,-L$(brew --prefix llvm)/lib/c++"
-export CPPFLAGS="-I$BREW_X64_PATH/include -msse -msse2 -mcx16 -no-pie -D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=140000"
-export CFLAGS="-D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=140000"
+export CPPFLAGS="-I$BREW_X64_PATH/include -msse -msse2 -mcx16 -no-pie -D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=144000"
+export CFLAGS="-D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=144000"
 export LIBRARY_PATH="$BREW_X64_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/lib:$BREW_X64_PATH/lib"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$BREW_X64_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/lib:$BREW_X64_PATH/lib"
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ sed -i '' "s/extern const double NSAppKitVersionNumber;/const double NSAppKitVer
 
 mkdir build && cd build || exit 1
 
-export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0
+export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.4
 
 "/opt/homebrew/bin/cmake" .. \
     -DBUILD_RPCS3_TESTS=OFF \
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0
     -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=buildfiles/cmake/TCDarwinX86_64.cmake \
     -DCMAKE_IGNORE_PATH="$BREW_X64_PATH/lib" \
     -DCMAKE_IGNORE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local/opt \
-    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=140000" \
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=144000" \
     -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5 \
     -DCMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT="$(xcrun --sdk macosx --show-sdk-path)" \
     -G Ninja
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.plist.in b/rpcs3/rpcs3.plist.in
index 53902adea3..a854779d9d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.plist.in
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.plist.in
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
 	<string>public.app-category.games</string>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
-	<string>14.0</string>
+	<string>14.4</string>
 	<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
 	<string>The camera will be used for PlayStation Eye emulation</string>
 	<key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/atomic.cpp b/rpcs3/util/atomic.cpp
index 67f48f8dc7..595162cd04 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/atomic.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/atomic.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "atomic.hpp"
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
 #define USE_FUTEX
 #elif !defined(_WIN32)
 #define USE_STD