diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fcb3fc26b4..26d38fd55c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ if(APPLE)
   option(SKIP_POSTPROCESS_BUNDLE "Skip postprocessing bundle for redistributability" OFF)
   # Enable adhoc code signing by default (otherwise makefile builds on ARM will not work)
   option(MACOS_CODE_SIGNING "Enable codesigning" ON)
-  option(USE_BUNDLED_MOLTENVK "Build MoltenVK from Externals with Dolphin-specific patches" ON)
+  option(USE_BUNDLED_MOLTENVK "Build MoltenVK from Externals with Dolphin-specific patches" OFF) # slippi change: turned off to use in tree dylib. turn on if we need to generate an updated dylib
   set(MACOS_CODE_SIGNING_IDENTITY "-" CACHE STRING "The identity used for codesigning.")
   set(MACOS_CODE_SIGNING_IDENTITY_UPDATER "-" CACHE STRING "The identity used for codesigning, for the updater.")
 endif()
diff --git a/Externals/MoltenVK/libMoltenVK.dylib b/Externals/MoltenVK/libMoltenVK.dylib
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c9c6e69d9
Binary files /dev/null and b/Externals/MoltenVK/libMoltenVK.dylib differ
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
index 53b155bbd2..df4a60366d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ if(APPLE)
       target_sources(dolphin-emu PRIVATE "${SOURCE_DIR}/Package/Release/MoltenVK/dylib/macOS/libMoltenVK.dylib")
       set_source_files_properties("${SOURCE_DIR}/Package/Release/MoltenVK/dylib/macOS/libMoltenVK.dylib" PROPERTIES MACOSX_PACKAGE_LOCATION Frameworks GENERATED ON)
     else()
-      find_file(MOLTENVK_DYLIB NAMES libMoltenVK.dylib PATH_SUFFIXES lib)
+      find_file(MOLTENVK_DYLIB NAMES libMoltenVK.dylib PATH_SUFFIXES lib PATHS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/Externals/MoltenVK/") # slippi change: added in tree path
       if(NOT MOLTENVK_DYLIB)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Couldn't find libMoltenVK.dylib.  Enable USE_BUNDLED_MOLTENVK?")
       endif()