diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index eddff22..cd28b49 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if(ABI_SET_VERSION)
 endif()
 
 if (NOT DEFINED BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT_NAME)
-    # may need to be, e.g. python36, python39
+    # may need to be, e.g. python36, python311
     set(BOOST_PYTHON_COMPONENT_NAME python)
 endif()
 
@@ -175,4 +175,3 @@ install(
     DESTINATION
         ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/${PROJECT_NAME}-${PROJECT_VERSION}
 )
-
diff --git a/lib/geometry/usd/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/geometry/usd/CMakeLists.txt
index 76bfd84..889c64a 100644
--- a/lib/geometry/usd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/geometry/usd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ target_include_directories(${component}
         $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
 )
 
+# Dirty compatibility workaround:
+# Houdini 20.5 ships USD 24.03 headers that fail to compile under
+# Xcode 26 / AppleClang 21 because pxr/usd/sdf/childrenProxy.h contains an
+# invalid _ValueProxy::operator= path that calls SdfChildrenProxy::_Set(),
+# which does not exist. This target directly compiles Houdini USD geometry
+# headers, so keep the workaround target-local and remove it when the
+# Houdini/USD/toolchain combination compiles normally.
+target_include_directories(${component}
+    BEFORE PUBLIC
+        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../hydra/hdMoonray/plugin/adapters/compat/houdini20_5_usd24_xcode26>
+)
+
 target_compile_definitions(${component}
     PUBLIC 
        # Need std::unary_functions