diff --git a/recipe/0004-Patch-gmake-out-of-setup.py.patch b/recipe/0004-Patch-gmake-out-of-setup.py.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0090af1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipe/0004-Patch-gmake-out-of-setup.py.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From 9f33cb91e6ee3d8d875ce7f86d773b5248ab48f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Matthew Feickert <matthew.feickert@cern.ch>
+Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 01:05:00 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Patch gmake out of setup.py
+
+---
+ setup.py | 8 ++------
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 72cb832..a962205 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -150,13 +150,9 @@ class FastJetInstall(setuptools.command.install.install):
+ 
+         shutil.copytree(OUTPUT, fastjetdir / "_fastjet_core", symlinks=True)
+ 
+-        make = "make"
+-        if sys.platform == "darwin":
+-            make = "gmake"
+-
+         pythondir = pathlib.Path(
+             subprocess.check_output(
+-                f"""{make} -f Makefile --eval='print-pythondir:
++                """make -f Makefile --eval='print-pythondir:
+ \t@echo $(pythondir)
+ ' print-pythondir""",
+                 shell=True,
+@@ -167,7 +163,7 @@ class FastJetInstall(setuptools.command.install.install):
+ 
+         pyexecdir = pathlib.Path(
+             subprocess.check_output(
+-                f"""{make} -f Makefile --eval='print-pyexecdir:
++                """make -f Makefile --eval='print-pyexecdir:
+ \t@echo $(pyexecdir)
+ ' print-pyexecdir""",
+                 shell=True,
+-- 
+2.34.1
+
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index fa44b15..0a2c0db 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ source:
     - 0001-Don-t-overwrite-external-CXXFLAGS-and-LDFLAGS.patch
     - 0002-Patch-fastjet-contrib-Makefile.in.patch
     - 0003-Patch-fastjet-core-autogen.sh.patch
+    # needed until gmake added to unix make builds
+    # c.f. https://github.com/conda-forge/make-feedstock/pull/24
+    - 0004-Patch-gmake-out-of-setup.py.patch
 
 build:
   number: 7