diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1c1199932..d80b71c79 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -149,6 +149,19 @@ offline: $(MACOS_PROJ_PATH)
 node: $(MACOS_PROJ_PATH)
 	set -o pipefail && $(MACOS_XCODEBUILD) -scheme 'mbgl-node (Active ABI)' build $(XCPRETTY)
 
+UNIX_BUILD = $(MACOS_OUTPUT_PATH)/build.ninja
+$(UNIX_BUILD): $(BUILD_DEPS)
+	mkdir -p $(MACOS_OUTPUT_PATH)
+	(cd $(MACOS_OUTPUT_PATH) && $(CMAKE) -G Ninja ../../ \
+		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$(BUILDTYPE) \
+		-DWITH_COVERAGE=${WITH_COVERAGE} \
+		-DWITH_OSMESA=${WITH_OSMESA} \
+		-DWITH_EGL=${WITH_EGL})
+
+.PHONY: unode
+unode: $(UNIX_BUILD)
+	$(NINJA) $(NINJA_ARGS) -j$(JOBS) -C $(MACOS_OUTPUT_PATH) mbgl-node.active
+
 .PHONY: node-all
 node-all: $(MACOS_PROJ_PATH)
 	set -o pipefail && $(MACOS_XCODEBUILD) -scheme 'mbgl-node (All ABIs)' build $(XCPRETTY)