diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0fea1ec270..4b39d8240a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
     endif()
 endif()
 
+if(APPLE OR WIN32)
+    set(USE_SYSTEM_OPENAL_DEFAULT OFF)
+else()
+    set(USE_SYSTEM_OPENAL_DEFAULT ON)
+endif()
+
 option(USE_NATIVE_INSTRUCTIONS "USE_NATIVE_INSTRUCTIONS makes rpcs3 compile with -march=native, which is useful for local builds, but not good for packages." ON)
 option(WITH_LLVM "Enable usage of LLVM library" ON)
 option(BUILD_LLVM "Build LLVM from git submodule" OFF)
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ option(USE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS "Use precompiled headers" OFF)
 option(USE_SDL "Enables SDL input handler" OFF)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_SDL "Prefer system SDL instead of the builtin one" ON)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_FFMPEG "Prefer system ffmpeg instead of the prebuild one" OFF)
-option(USE_SYSTEM_OPENAL "Prefer system OpenAL instead of the prebuild one" ON)
+option(USE_SYSTEM_OPENAL "Prefer system OpenAL instead of the prebuild one" ${USE_SYSTEM_OPENAL_DEFAULT})
 option(USE_SYSTEM_CURL "Prefer system Curl instead of the prebuild one" ON)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_OPENCV "Prefer system OpenCV instead of the builtin one" ON)
 option(USE_SYSTEM_CUBEB "Prefer system cubeb instead of the builtin one" OFF)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellMic.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellMic.cpp
index a5ece1be59..0724b48927 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellMic.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellMic.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 
 #ifndef WITHOUT_OPENAL
-#include "3rdparty/OpenAL/openal-soft/include/AL/alext.h"
+#include "alext.h"
 #endif
 
 LOG_CHANNEL(cellMic);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellMic.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellMic.h
index e4b416fa6a..88a2f4d937 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellMic.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellMic.h
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Utilities/Thread.h"
-#include "3rdparty/OpenAL/openal-soft/include/AL/alc.h"
 #include "Utilities/mutex.h"
 
+#include "alc.h"
+
 // Error Codes
 enum CellMicInError : u32
 {
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/microphone_creator.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/microphone_creator.cpp
index 9ea04defde..2821fd82e4 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/microphone_creator.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/microphone_creator.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "Utilities/StrUtil.h"
 
-#include "3rdparty/OpenAL/openal-soft/include/AL/al.h"
-#include "3rdparty/OpenAL/openal-soft/include/AL/alc.h"
+#include "al.h"
+#include "alc.h"
 
 LOG_CHANNEL(cfg_log, "CFG");