diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 90c6529d..aafb5608 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ BUILDCORE_PATH=deps/buildcore
 include ${BUILDCORE_PATH}/base.mk
 
 ifeq ($(BC_VAR_OS),darwin)
+	PROJECT_PLAYER=./build/${BC_VAR_CURRENT_BUILD}/bin/${BC_VAR_PROJECT_NAME}.app/Contents/MacOS/${BC_VAR_PROJECT_NAME}
 	NOSTALGIA_STUDIO=./build/${BC_VAR_CURRENT_BUILD}/bin/${BC_VAR_PROJECT_NAME_CAP}Studio.app/Contents/MacOS/${BC_VAR_PROJECT_NAME_CAP}Studio
 	MGBA=/Applications/mGBA.app/Contents/MacOS/mGBA
 else
+	PROJECT_PLAYER=./build/${BC_VAR_CURRENT_BUILD}/bin/${BC_VAR_PROJECT_NAME}
 	NOSTALGIA_STUDIO=./build/${BC_VAR_CURRENT_BUILD}/bin/${BC_VAR_PROJECT_NAME_CAP}Studio
 	MGBA=mgba-qt
 endif
@@ -16,9 +18,12 @@ endif
 pkg-gba: build
 	${BC_CMD_ENVRUN} ${BC_PY3} ./util/scripts/pkg-gba.py sample_project ${BC_VAR_PROJECT_NAME}
 
+.PHONY: build-player
+build-player:
+	${BC_CMD_CMAKE_BUILD} ${BC_VAR_BUILD_PATH} ${BC_VAR_PROJECT_NAME}
 .PHONY: run
-run: build
-	./build/${BC_VAR_CURRENT_BUILD}/bin/${BC_VAR_PROJECT_NAME} sample_project
+run: build-player
+	${PROJECT_PLAYER} sample_project
 .PHONY: run-studio
 run-studio: build
 	${NOSTALGIA_STUDIO}