diff --git a/modules/mono/build_scripts/mono_configure.py b/modules/mono/build_scripts/mono_configure.py
index 2d9d59ff9f8..aeb25714010 100644
--- a/modules/mono/build_scripts/mono_configure.py
+++ b/modules/mono/build_scripts/mono_configure.py
@@ -551,12 +551,16 @@ def copy_mono_shared_libs(env, mono_root, target_mono_root_dir):
         if not os.path.isdir(target_mono_lib_dir):
             os.makedirs(target_mono_lib_dir)
 
+        src_mono_lib_dir = os.path.join(mono_root, "lib")
+
         lib_file_names = []
         if platform == "osx":
-            lib_file_names = [
-                lib_name + ".dylib"
-                for lib_name in ["libmono-btls-shared", "libmono-native-compat", "libMonoPosixHelper"]
-            ]
+            lib_file_names = [lib_name + ".dylib" for lib_name in ["libmono-btls-shared", "libMonoPosixHelper"]]
+
+            if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(src_mono_lib_dir, "libmono-native-compat.dylib")):
+                lib_file_names += ["libmono-native-compat.dylib"]
+            else:
+                lib_file_names += ["libmono-native.dylib"]
         elif is_unix_like(platform):
             lib_file_names = [
                 lib_name + ".so"
@@ -573,7 +577,7 @@ def copy_mono_shared_libs(env, mono_root, target_mono_root_dir):
             ]
 
         for lib_file_name in lib_file_names:
-            copy_if_exists(os.path.join(mono_root, "lib", lib_file_name), target_mono_lib_dir)
+            copy_if_exists(os.path.join(src_mono_lib_dir, lib_file_name), target_mono_lib_dir)
 
 
 def pkgconfig_try_find_mono_root(mono_lib_names, sharedlib_ext):