diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-metal/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/ggml-metal/CMakeLists.txt
index be3fb3fa..e2223278 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-metal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-metal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,9 +88,8 @@ else()
 
     add_custom_command(
         OUTPUT ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/default.metallib
-        COMMAND xcrun -sdk macosx metal    ${XC_FLAGS} -c ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/ggml-metal.metal -o ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/ggml-metal.air
-        COMMAND xcrun -sdk macosx metallib                ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/ggml-metal.air   -o ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/default.metallib
-        COMMAND rm -f ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/ggml-metal.air
+        COMMAND xcrun -sdk macosx metal ${XC_FLAGS} -c ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/ggml-metal.metal -o - |
+            xcrun -sdk macosx metallib - -o ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/default.metallib
         COMMAND rm -f ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/ggml-common.h
         COMMAND rm -f ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/ggml-metal.metal
         DEPENDS ggml-metal.metal ${METALLIB_COMMON}