diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a74c433bec4..d0442805b97 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -440,6 +440,13 @@ ELSE (WIN32)
     IF (WITH_GLOBE)
         SET (OSG_PLUGINS_PATH "" CACHE PATH "Path to OSG plugins for bundling")
     ENDIF (WITH_GLOBE)
+    # recent cmakes force SDKs, recent SDKs don't have user symlinks
+    # need to find non-system frameworks
+    # cmake bug #0007250 - CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS ignored when creating
+    # a framework, so these need to be manually handled with LINK_FLAGS options
+    SET (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -F/Library/Frameworks")
+    SET (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} -F/Library/Frameworks")
+    SET (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -F/Library/Frameworks")
 
   ELSE (APPLE)
     # UNIX
diff --git a/src/analysis/CMakeLists.txt b/src/analysis/CMakeLists.txt
index b96ac1912d3..4ee89b49a61 100644
--- a/src/analysis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/analysis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ ELSE(NOT APPLE)
     MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER org.qgis.qgis2_analysis
     BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE
     PUBLIC_HEADER "${QGIS_ANALYSIS_HDRS}"
+    LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}"
   )
 ENDIF(NOT APPLE)
 
diff --git a/src/analysis/network/CMakeLists.txt b/src/analysis/network/CMakeLists.txt
index 26958bf032c..fc4e1c7c279 100644
--- a/src/analysis/network/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/analysis/network/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ ELSE(NOT APPLE)
     MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER org.qgis.qgis2_networkanalysis
     BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE
     PUBLIC_HEADER "${QGIS_NETWORK_ANALYSIS_HDRS};${QGIS_NETWORK_ANALYSIS_MOC_HDRS}"
+    LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}"
   )
 ENDIF(NOT APPLE)
 
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index f4cb424f940..d50eab01159 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ ELSE(NOT APPLE)
     MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER org.qgis.qgis2_core
     BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE
     PUBLIC_HEADER "${QGIS_CORE_HDRS};${QGIS_CORE_MOC_HDRS}"
+    LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}"
   )
 ENDIF(NOT APPLE)
 
diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index ce2c15b0601..9cc65bb122a 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ ELSE(NOT APPLE)
     MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER org.qgis.qgis2_gui
     BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE
     PUBLIC_HEADER "${QGIS_GUI_HDRS};${QGIS_GUI_MOC_HDRS}"
+    LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}"
   )
 ENDIF(NOT APPLE)
 
diff --git a/src/providers/grass/CMakeLists.txt b/src/providers/grass/CMakeLists.txt
index 03e2d1a1246..3eecae20f60 100644
--- a/src/providers/grass/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/providers/grass/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(qgisgrass PROPERTIES
   MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER org.qgis.qgis2_grass
   COMPILE_FLAGS "\"-DGRASS_LIB_EXPORT=${DLLEXPORT}\" \"-DGRASS_EXPORT=${DLLIMPORT}\"" )
 
+IF (APPLE)
+  SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(qgisgrass PROPERTIES
+    LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}"
+    )
+ENDIF (APPLE)
+
 #generate unversioned libs for android
 IF (NOT ANDROID)
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(qgisgrass PROPERTIES
diff --git a/src/providers/sqlanywhere/sqlanyconnection/CMakeLists.txt b/src/providers/sqlanywhere/sqlanyconnection/CMakeLists.txt
index 2a9914c66da..b84a7c15fcd 100644
--- a/src/providers/sqlanywhere/sqlanyconnection/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/providers/sqlanywhere/sqlanyconnection/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(qgissqlanyconnection PROPERTIES
   MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING ${COMPLETE_VERSION}
   MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER org.qgis.qgis2_sqlanyconnection)
 
+IF (APPLE)
+  SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(qgissqlanyconnection PROPERTIES
+    LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}"
+    )
+ENDIF (APPLE)
+
 #generate unversioned libs for android
 IF (NOT ANDROID)
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(qgissqlanyconnection PROPERTIES