diff --git a/racket/src/native-libs/README.txt b/racket/src/native-libs/README.txt
index 81fd3ba714..c548c6666c 100644
--- a/racket/src/native-libs/README.txt
+++ b/racket/src/native-libs/README.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Currently, we use the following external packages and versions:
  poppler-0.24.5
  mpfr-3.1.6
  gmp-6.1.2
+ atk-2.28.1
 
 (Linux only:)
  xtrans-1.3.5
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ Currently, we use the following external packages and versions:
  libXext-1.3.3
  libXrender-0.9.8
  freefont[-ttf]-20100919
- atk-2.12.0
  gdk-pixbuf-2.30.8
  gtk+-2.24.24
 
diff --git a/racket/src/native-libs/build-all.rkt b/racket/src/native-libs/build-all.rkt
index 153a38377c..f014666b0a 100644
--- a/racket/src/native-libs/build-all.rkt
+++ b/racket/src/native-libs/build-all.rkt
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
      "gmp"
      "mpfr"
      "jpeg"
+     "atk"
      "poppler")
    (cond
     [linux?
      '("gdk-pixbuf"
-       "atk"
        "gtk+")]
     [else null])))
 
diff --git a/racket/src/native-libs/build.rkt b/racket/src/native-libs/build.rkt
index 2bc02d471a..edff5da8de 100644
--- a/racket/src/native-libs/build.rkt
+++ b/racket/src/native-libs/build.rkt
@@ -385,8 +385,9 @@
 	     #:env (append path-flags
 			   ld-library-path-flags))]
     [("atk")
-     (linux-only)
-     (config #:depends '("libX11")
+     (config #:depends (if linux?
+                           '("libX11")
+                           '())
 	     #:env (append path-flags
 			   ld-library-path-flags))]
     [("gtk+")
diff --git a/racket/src/native-libs/install.rkt b/racket/src/native-libs/install.rkt
index 5d65a9d0ff..bff7dbe581 100644
--- a/racket/src/native-libs/install.rkt
+++ b/racket/src/native-libs/install.rkt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "libpango-1.0.0"
     "libpangocairo-1.0.0"
     "libpangoft2-1.0.0"
+    "libatk-1.0.0"
     "libexpat.1"
     "libfontconfig.1"
     "libfreetype.6"
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@
      "libsqlite3.0")
    '("libgtk-x11-2.0.0"
      "libgdk-x11-2.0.0"
-     "libatk-1.0.0"
      "libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.0")))
 (define linux-remove-libs
   '("libintl.9"))
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
      #t
      #f
      (["libgtk-x11-2.0.0" "GTK+ is released under the GNU Library General Public License (GNU LGPL)."]
-      ["libatk-1.0.0" "ATK is released under the GNU Library General Public License (GNU LGPL)."]
+      ["libatk" "ATK is released under the GNU Library General Public License (GNU LGPL)."]
       "libgdk-x11-2.0.0"
       "libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.0")]