diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5b5aaf3a7b..aa962a270c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,37 @@ on:
     - '.github/workflows/sdl1-sdist.yml'
 
 jobs:
+  deps:
+    runs-on: macos-10.15
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Test for Mac Deps cache hit
+        id: macdep-cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/pygame_mac_deps
+          # The hash of all files in buildconfig manylinux-build and macdependencies is 
+          # the key to the cache. If anything changes here, the deps are built again
+          key: macdep-${{ hashFiles('buildconfig/manylinux-build/**') }}-${{ hashFiles('buildconfig/macdependencies/*.sh') }}
+
+      # build mac deps on cache miss
+      - name: Build Mac Deps
+        if: steps.macdep-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          brew install coreutils
+          cd buildconfig/macdependencies
+          bash ./build_mac_deps.sh
+
+      # Uncomment when you want to manually verify the deps by downloading them
+      # - name: Upload Mac deps
+      #   uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      #   with:
+      #     name: pygame-mac-deps
+      #     path: ${{ github.workspace }}/pygame_mac_deps
+
   build:
+    needs: deps
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false  # if a particular matrix build fails, don't skip the rest
@@ -52,45 +82,43 @@ jobs:
         #   - os: windows-latest
         #     pyver: 'pp27'
 
+    env:
+      SDL_VIDEODRIVER: "dummy"
+      SDL_AUDIODRIVER: "disk"
+
+      CIBW_BEFORE_ALL_MACOS: cd buildconfig/macdependencies && bash ./install_mac_deps.sh
+
+      CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD: pip install requests numpy
+      CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: python -m pygame.tests -v --exclude opengl,timing --time_out 300
+
+      # Increase pip debugging output
+      CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 2
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+      - name: Fetch Mac deps
+        id: macdep-cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/pygame_mac_deps
+          key: macdep-${{ hashFiles('buildconfig/manylinux-build/**') }}-${{ hashFiles('buildconfig/macdependencies/*.sh') }}
+
       # use cibuildwheel v1 to build on older python versions
       - name: Build wheels with CIBuildWheel v1
         # if: matrix.pyver == 'cp27' || matrix.pyver == 'cp35' || matrix.pyver == 'pp27' || matrix.pyver == 'pp36'
         if: matrix.cibuildver == 'CIBuildWheel v1'
         uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v1.12.0
         env:
-          SDL_VIDEODRIVER: "dummy"
-          SDL_AUDIODRIVER: "disk"
-
           # CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.pyver }}-*
           CIBW_BUILD: cp27-* cp35-* pp27-* pp36-*
 
-          # Install some dependencies
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_MACOS: |
-            brew install coreutils
-            cd buildconfig/macdependencies
-            ./install_mac_deps.sh
-            cd ../..
-            pip install requests numpy
-
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_WINDOWS: pip install requests numpy
-
-          CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: python -m pygame.tests -v --exclude opengl,timing --time_out 300
-
-          # Increase pip debugging output
-          CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 2
-
       # use latest cibuildwheel for newer python versions
       - name: Build wheels with CIBuildWheel v2
         # if: matrix.pyver != 'cp27' && matrix.pyver != 'cp35' && matrix.pyver != 'pp27' && matrix.pyver != 'pp36'
         if: matrix.cibuildver == 'CIBuildWheel v2'
-        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.1.2
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.1.3
         env:
-          SDL_VIDEODRIVER: "dummy"
-          SDL_AUDIODRIVER: "disk"
-
           # CIBW_BUILD: ${{ matrix.pyver }}-*
           CIBW_BUILD: cp36-* cp37-* cp38-* cp39-* cp310-* pp37-*
 
@@ -100,21 +128,6 @@ jobs:
           # uncomment when arm builds are working
           # CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: "x86_64 universal2"
 
-          # Install some dependencies
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_MACOS: |
-            brew install coreutils
-            cd buildconfig/macdependencies
-            ./install_mac_deps.sh
-            cd ../..
-            pip install requests numpy
-
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_WINDOWS: pip install requests numpy
-
-          CIBW_TEST_COMMAND: python -m pygame.tests -v --exclude opengl,timing --time_out 300
-
-          # Increase pip debugging output
-          CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 2
-
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: pygame-wheels
diff --git a/buildconfig/macdependencies/build_mac_deps.sh b/buildconfig/macdependencies/build_mac_deps.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee43f7d1fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildconfig/macdependencies/build_mac_deps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# This uses manylinux build scripts to build dependencies
+#  on mac.
+#
+# Warning: this should probably not be run on your own mac.
+#   Since it will install all these deps all over the place,
+#   and they may conflict with existing installs you have.
+
+set -e -x
+
+export MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pygame_mac_deps
+
+bash ./clean_usr_local.sh
+mkdir $MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH
+
+# to use the gnu readlink, needs `brew install coreutils`
+export PATH="/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"
+
+# for great speed.
+export MAKEFLAGS="-j 4"
+export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.9
+
+cd ../manylinux-build/docker_base
+
+# Now start installing dependencies
+# ---------------------------------
+
+# sdl_image deps
+bash zlib/build-zlib.sh
+bash libpng/build-png.sh # depends on zlib
+bash libjpeg/build-jpeg.sh
+bash libtiff/build-tiff.sh
+bash libwebp/build-webp.sh
+
+# sdl_ttf deps
+# export EXTRA_CONFIG_FREETYPE=--without-harfbuzz
+# bash freetype/build-freetype.sh
+# bash harfbuzz/build-harfbuzz.sh
+# export EXTRA_CONFIG_FREETYPE=
+bash freetype/build-freetype.sh
+
+# sdl_mixer deps
+bash libmodplug/build-libmodplug.sh
+bash ogg/build-ogg.sh
+bash flac/build-flac.sh
+bash mpg123/build-mpg123.sh
+
+# fluidsynth (for sdl_mixer)
+bash gettext/build-gettext.sh
+bash glib/build-glib.sh # depends on gettext
+bash sndfile/build-sndfile.sh
+sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib64 # the install tries to put something in here
+sudo mkdir -p ${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}/usr/local/lib64
+sudo bash fluidsynth/build-fluidsynth.sh # sudo otherwise install doesn't work.
+
+bash sdl_libs/build-sdl2-libs.sh
+
+# for pygame.midi
+bash portmidi/build-portmidi.sh
diff --git a/buildconfig/macdependencies/clean_usr_local.sh b/buildconfig/macdependencies/clean_usr_local.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97fa218d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildconfig/macdependencies/clean_usr_local.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Cleans /usr/local for the install of mac deps, deleting things that are not
+# required, or things that will be replaced with something else
+
+
+# First clean up some homebrew stuff we don't want linked in
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+rm -rf /usr/local/bin/curl
+rm -rf /usr/local/opt/curl
+rm -rf /usr/local/bin/git
+rm -rf /usr/local/opt/git
+# Use the apple provided curl, and git.
+#     The homebrew ones depend on libs we don't want to include.
+# ln -s /usr/bin/curl /usr/local/bin/curl
+ln -s /usr/bin/git /usr/local/bin/git
+
+rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libtiff*
+rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libsndfile*
+rm -rf /usr/local/lib/glib*
+rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libglib*
+rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libgthread*
+rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libintl*
+rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libbrotlidec*
+rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libopus*
+rm -rf /usr/local/opt/freetype
+
+rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/libtiff
+rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/libsndfile
+rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/glib
+rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/brotli
+rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/pcre
+rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/opus
+rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/freetype
+
+rm -rf /usr/local/opt/gettext
+
+rm -rf /usr/local/share/doc/tiff-*
+rm -rf /usr/local/share/doc/libsndfile
+rm -rf /usr/local/share/glib-2.0
+rm -rf /usr/local/share/gdb/auto-load
+
+rm -rf /usr/local/include/glib-2.0
+rm -rf /usr/local/include/gio-unix-2.0
diff --git a/buildconfig/macdependencies/install_mac_deps.py b/buildconfig/macdependencies/install_mac_deps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf962f20be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildconfig/macdependencies/install_mac_deps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+"""
+A python helper script to install built (cached) mac deps into /usr/local
+"""
+
+import shutil
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def rmpath(path: Path, verbose: bool = False):
+    """
+    Tries to remove a path of any kind
+    """
+    if path.is_symlink():
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"- Removing existing symlink at '{path}'")
+
+        path.unlink()
+
+    elif path.is_file():
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"- Removing existing file at '{path}'")
+
+        path.unlink()
+
+    elif path.is_dir():
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"- Removing existing directory at '{path}'")
+
+        shutil.rmtree(path)
+
+
+def symtree(srcdir: Path, destdir: Path, verbose: bool = False):
+    """
+    This function creates symlinks pointing to srcdir, from destdir, such that
+    existing folders and files in the tree of destdir are retained
+    """
+    if not destdir.is_dir():
+        # dest dir does not exist at all, create dir symlink
+        rmpath(destdir, verbose)
+        if verbose:
+            print(
+                f"- Creating directory symlink from '{destdir}' pointing to '{srcdir}'"
+            )
+
+        destdir.symlink_to(srcdir)
+        return
+
+    for path in srcdir.glob("*"):
+        destpath = destdir / path.name
+        if path.is_dir():
+            symtree(path, destpath, verbose)
+        else:
+            rmpath(destpath, verbose)
+            if verbose:
+                print(f"- Creating file symlink from '{destpath}' pointing to '{path}'")
+
+            destpath.symlink_to(path)
+
+
+symtree(Path(sys.argv[1]), Path("/"), verbose=True)
diff --git a/buildconfig/macdependencies/install_mac_deps.sh b/buildconfig/macdependencies/install_mac_deps.sh
index f40b460630..65d810dc3e 100755
--- a/buildconfig/macdependencies/install_mac_deps.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/macdependencies/install_mac_deps.sh
@@ -1,95 +1,9 @@
-# This uses manylinux build scripts to build dependencies
-#  on mac.
-#
-# Warning: this should probably not be run on your own mac.
-#   Since it will install all these deps all over the place,
-#   and they may conflict with existing installs you have.
-
+# A script to install mac deps in /usr/local
 set -e -x
-cd ../manylinux-build/docker_base
-
-# to use the gnu readlink, needs `brew install coreutils`
-export PATH="/usr/local/opt/coreutils/libexec/gnubin:$PATH"
-
-# for great speed.
-export MAKEFLAGS="-j 4"
-export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.9
-
-
-# First clean up some homebrew stuff we don't want linked in
-# ----------------------------------------------------------
-
-rm -rf /usr/local/bin/curl
-rm -rf /usr/local/opt/curl
-rm -rf /usr/local/bin/git
-rm -rf /usr/local/opt/git
-# Use the apple provided curl, and git.
-#     The homebrew ones depend on libs we don't want to include.
-# ln -s /usr/bin/curl /usr/local/bin/curl
-ln -s /usr/bin/git /usr/local/bin/git
-
-rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libtiff*
-rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libsndfile*
-rm -rf /usr/local/lib/glib*
-rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libglib*
-rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libgthread*
-rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libintl*
-rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libbrotlidec*
-rm -rf /usr/local/lib/libopus*
-rm -rf /usr/local/opt/freetype
-
-rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/libtiff
-rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/libsndfile
-rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/glib
-rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/brotli
-rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/pcre
-rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/opus
-rm -rf /usr/local/Cellar/freetype
-
-rm -rf /usr/local/opt/gettext
-
-rm -rf /usr/local/share/doc/tiff-*
-rm -rf /usr/local/share/doc/libsndfile
-rm -rf /usr/local/share/glib-2.0
-rm -rf /usr/local/share/gdb/auto-load
-
-rm -rf /usr/local/include/glib-2.0
-rm -rf /usr/local/include/gio-unix-2.0
-
-
-# Now start installing dependencies
-# ---------------------------------
-
-# sdl_image deps
-bash zlib/build-zlib.sh
-bash libpng/build-png.sh # depends on zlib
-bash libjpeg/build-jpeg.sh
-bash libtiff/build-tiff.sh
-bash libwebp/build-webp.sh
-
-# sdl_ttf deps
-# export EXTRA_CONFIG_FREETYPE=--without-harfbuzz
-# bash freetype/build-freetype.sh
-# bash harfbuzz/build-harfbuzz.sh
-# export EXTRA_CONFIG_FREETYPE=
-bash freetype/build-freetype.sh
-
-# sdl_mixer deps
-bash libmodplug/build-libmodplug.sh
-bash ogg/build-ogg.sh
-bash flac/build-flac.sh
-bash mpg123/build-mpg123.sh
-
-# fluidsynth (for sdl_mixer)
-bash gettext/build-gettext.sh
-bash glib/build-glib.sh # depends on gettext
-bash sndfile/build-sndfile.sh
-sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/lib64 # the install tries to put something in here
-sudo bash fluidsynth/build-fluidsynth.sh # sudo otherwise install doesn't work.
 
-bash sdl_libs/build-sdl2-libs.sh
+bash ./clean_usr_local.sh
+sudo python3 install_mac_deps.py ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/pygame_mac_deps
 
-# for pygame.midi
-bash portmidi/build-portmidi.sh
-# strangely somehow the built pygame links against the libportmidi.dylib here:
-cp /usr/local/lib/libportmidi.dylib /Users/runner/work/pygame/pygame/libportmidi.dylib
+# strangely somehow the built pygame links against the libportmidi.dylib here, so
+# copy the dylib
+cp /usr/local/lib/libportmidi.dylib ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/libportmidi.dylib
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/flac/build-flac.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/flac/build-flac.sh
index dd551cd5b3..61e2208dc6 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/flac/build-flac.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/flac/build-flac.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ sha512sum -c flac.sha512
 unxz ${FLAC}.tar.xz
 tar xf ${FLAC}.tar
 cd $FLAC
+
 ./configure
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/fluidsynth/build-fluidsynth.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/fluidsynth/build-fluidsynth.sh
index d980148f9f..a72cd28966 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/fluidsynth/build-fluidsynth.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/fluidsynth/build-fluidsynth.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ tar xzf ${FSYNTH}.tar.gz
 cd $FSYNTH
 mkdir build
 cd build
+
 cmake .. -Denable-readline=OFF
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/freetype/build-freetype.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/freetype/build-freetype.sh
index ff7795836f..f7eddb1e35 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/freetype/build-freetype.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/freetype/build-freetype.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ if [ ! -d $FREETYPE ]; then
 	tar xzf ${FREETYPE}.tar.gz
 fi
 cd $FREETYPE
+
 ./configure $EXTRA_CONFIG_FREETYPE
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/gettext/build-gettext.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/gettext/build-gettext.sh
index 38c2e0ddd1..c4b7e81f4b 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/gettext/build-gettext.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/gettext/build-gettext.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ fi
 
 tar xzf ${GETTEXT}.tar.gz
 cd $GETTEXT
+
 ./configure $GETTEXT_CONFIGURE --disable-dependency-tracking \
 --disable-silent-rules \
 --disable-debug \
@@ -34,3 +35,8 @@ cd $GETTEXT
 
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/glib/build-glib.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/glib/build-glib.sh
index 97c544f96d..143f020788 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/glib/build-glib.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/glib/build-glib.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ sha512sum -c glib.sha512
 unxz ${GLIB}.tar.xz
 tar xzf ${GLIB}.tar
 cd $GLIB
+
 ./configure --with-pcre=internal
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/harfbuzz/build-harfbuzz.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/harfbuzz/build-harfbuzz.sh
index 59955b693c..871041d11c 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/harfbuzz/build-harfbuzz.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/harfbuzz/build-harfbuzz.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ sha512sum -c harfbuzz.sha512
 unxz -xf ${HARFBUZZ_NAME}.tar.xz
 tar -xf ${HARFBUZZ_NAME}.tar
 cd ${HARFBUZZ_NAME}
+
 # To avoid a circular dependency on freetype
 ./configure --with-freetype=no --with-fontconfig=no
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libjpeg/build-jpeg.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libjpeg/build-jpeg.sh
index e74e66149f..7b5fc96096 100755
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libjpeg/build-jpeg.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libjpeg/build-jpeg.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ sha512sum -c jpeg.sha512
 
 tar xzf ${JPEG}.tar.gz
 cd jpeg-*
+
 ./configure
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libmodplug/build-libmodplug.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libmodplug/build-libmodplug.sh
index deff79c02f..bbbb84afa8 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libmodplug/build-libmodplug.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libmodplug/build-libmodplug.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ curl -sL https://sourceforge.net/projects/modplug-xmms/files/libmodplug/${MODPLU
 sha512sum -c libmodplug.sha512
 tar -xf ${MODPLUG_NAME}.tar.gz
 cd ${MODPLUG_NAME}
+
 ./configure
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libpng/build-png.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libpng/build-png.sh
index 91132a0244..3c118c10ce 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libpng/build-png.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libpng/build-png.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ sha512sum -c png.sha512
 
 tar xzf ${PNG}.tar.gz
 cd $PNG
+
 ./configure --with-zlib-prefix=/usr/local/
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libtiff/build-tiff.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libtiff/build-tiff.sh
index 490af3f472..0cb27d6257 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libtiff/build-tiff.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libtiff/build-tiff.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ sha512sum -c tiff.sha512
 
 tar xzf ${TIFF}.tar.gz
 cd $TIFF
-./configure --disable-lzma --disable-webp --disable-zstd
 
+./configure --disable-lzma --disable-webp --disable-zstd
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libwebp/build-webp.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libwebp/build-webp.sh
index c170f4d1f1..e1ce5edf15 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libwebp/build-webp.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/libwebp/build-webp.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ sha512sum -c webp.sha512
 
 tar xzf ${WEBP}.tar.gz
 cd $WEBP
+
 ./configure
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/mpg123/build-mpg123.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/mpg123/build-mpg123.sh
index 5deb8b8af5..ad7056a088 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/mpg123/build-mpg123.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/mpg123/build-mpg123.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ sha512sum -c mpg123.sha512
 bzip2 -d ${MPG123}.tar.bz2
 tar xf ${MPG123}.tar
 cd $MPG123
+
 ./configure --enable-int-quality --disable-debug
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/ogg/build-ogg.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/ogg/build-ogg.sh
index ba6c7f406d..86cd6c8135 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/ogg/build-ogg.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/ogg/build-ogg.sh
@@ -12,14 +12,27 @@ sha512sum -c ogg.sha512
 
 tar xzf ${OGG}.tar.gz
 cd $OGG
+
 ./configure
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
 
 tar xzf ${VORBIS}.tar.gz
 cd $VORBIS
+
 ./configure
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/portmidi/build-portmidi.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/portmidi/build-portmidi.sh
index 97e4dc7e7f..458212685c 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/portmidi/build-portmidi.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/portmidi/build-portmidi.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ set -e -x
 
 cd $(dirname `readlink -f "$0"`)
 
-SRC_ZIP="portmidi-src-217.zip"
+PORTMIDI="portmidi-src-217"
+SRC_ZIP="${PORTMIDI}.zip"
 
 curl -sL http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/portmedia/portmidi/217/${SRC_ZIP} > ${SRC_ZIP}
 sha512sum -c portmidi.sha512
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ patch -p1 < ../mac.patch
 #cmake -DJAVA_JVM_LIBRARY=${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/${JRE_LIB_DIR}/server/libjvm.so .
 mkdir buildportmidi
 cd buildportmidi
+
 cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sdl_libs/build-sdl-libs.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sdl_libs/build-sdl-libs.sh
index 5f1ccc0cbc..3ac247efc8 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sdl_libs/build-sdl-libs.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sdl_libs/build-sdl-libs.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ cd $SDL
 ./configure --enable-png --disable-png-shared --enable-jpg --disable-jpg-shared
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
 
 # Link sdl-config into /usr/bin so that smpeg-config can find it
@@ -37,6 +43,12 @@ cd release_0_4_5
 ./configure --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-debug --disable-gtk-player --disable-gtktest --disable-opengl-player --disable-sdltest
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
 
 # Build SDL_image
@@ -49,6 +61,12 @@ cd $IMG
         --enable-tif --disable-tif-shared --enable-webp --disable-webp-shared
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
 
 # Build SDL_ttf
@@ -57,6 +75,12 @@ cd $TTF
 ./configure
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
 
 # Build SDL_mixer
@@ -72,4 +96,10 @@ cd $MIX
             --enable-music-mp3  --disable-music-mp3-shared
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sdl_libs/build-sdl2-libs.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sdl_libs/build-sdl2-libs.sh
index 67f4ae6f3b..8a22adaf85 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sdl_libs/build-sdl2-libs.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sdl_libs/build-sdl2-libs.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ cd $SDL2
 ./configure --disable-video-vulkan
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
 
 
@@ -54,6 +60,12 @@ fi
         --enable-tif --disable-tif-shared --enable-webp --disable-webp-shared $SDL_IMAGE_CONFIGURE
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
 
 # Build SDL_ttf
@@ -62,6 +74,12 @@ cd $TTF2
 ./configure
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
 
 
@@ -90,4 +108,10 @@ cd $MIX2
 
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
+
 cd ..
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sndfile/build-sndfile.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sndfile/build-sndfile.sh
index ab924c4d1a..6c084398a5 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sndfile/build-sndfile.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/sndfile/build-sndfile.sh
@@ -4,13 +4,20 @@ set -e -x
 cd $(dirname `readlink -f "$0"`)
 
 SNDFILEVER=1.0.31
-SNDFILE="libsndfile-$SNDFILEVER.tar.bz2"
+SNDNAME="libsndfile-$SNDFILEVER"
+SNDFILE="$SNDNAME.tar.bz2"
 curl -sL https://github.com/libsndfile/libsndfile/releases/download/${SNDFILEVER}/${SNDFILE} > ${SNDFILE}
 
 sha512sum -c sndfile.sha512
 tar xf ${SNDFILE}
-cd libsndfile-${SNDFILEVER}
+cd $SNDNAME
 # autoreconf -fvi
+
 ./configure
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi
diff --git a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/zlib/build-zlib.sh b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/zlib/build-zlib.sh
index d4f9e82b59..cb11ad50de 100644
--- a/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/zlib/build-zlib.sh
+++ b/buildconfig/manylinux-build/docker_base/zlib/build-zlib.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ curl -sL https://www.zlib.net/${ZLIB_NAME}.tar.gz > ${ZLIB_NAME}.tar.gz
 sha512sum -c zlib.sha512
 tar -xf ${ZLIB_NAME}.tar.gz
 cd ${ZLIB_NAME}
+
 ./configure
 make
 make install
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    # Install to mac deps cache dir as well
+    make install DESTDIR=${MACDEP_CACHE_PREFIX_PATH}
+fi