diff --git a/cmake/MacBundleMacros.cmake b/cmake/MacBundleMacros.cmake
index 97c24fd256b..02b84762e7a 100644
--- a/cmake/MacBundleMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/MacBundleMacros.cmake
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ FUNCTION (COPY_FRAMEWORK FWPREFIX FWNAME FWDEST)
     IF (IS_DIRECTORY "${FWDIRPHYS}")
         STRING (REGEX MATCH "[^/\n]+$" FWVER "${FWDIRPHYS}")
         EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND mkdir -p "${FWDEST}/${FWNAME}.framework/Versions/${FWVER}")
-        EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sfh ${FWVER} "${FWDEST}/${FWNAME}.framework/Versions/Current")
+        EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sfn ${FWVER} "${FWDEST}/${FWNAME}.framework/Versions/Current")
         EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ditto ${QARCHS} "${FWPREFIX}/${FWNAME}.framework/Versions/${FWVER}/${FWNAME}" "${FWDEST}/${FWNAME}.framework/Versions/${FWVER}/${FWNAME}")
         EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sf Versions/Current/${FWNAME} "${FWDEST}/${FWNAME}.framework/${FWNAME}")
         IF (IS_DIRECTORY "${FWPREFIX}/${FWNAME}.framework/Versions/${FWVER}/Resources")
             EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND cp -Rfp "${FWPREFIX}/${FWNAME}.framework/Versions/${FWVER}/Resources" "${FWDEST}/${FWNAME}.framework/Versions/${FWVER}")
-            EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sfh Versions/Current/Resources "${FWDEST}/${FWNAME}.framework/Resources")
+            EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sfn Versions/Current/Resources "${FWDEST}/${FWNAME}.framework/Resources")
         ENDIF (IS_DIRECTORY "${FWPREFIX}/${FWNAME}.framework/Versions/${FWVER}/Resources")
         # ensure writable by user, e.g. Homebrew frameworks are installed non-writable
         EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND chmod -R u+w "${FWDEST}/${FWNAME}.framework")
diff --git a/mac/cmake/1qt.cmake.in b/mac/cmake/1qt.cmake.in
index 82161bd459a..240ec7e06ec 100644
--- a/mac/cmake/1qt.cmake.in
+++ b/mac/cmake/1qt.cmake.in
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ MYMESSAGE ("Qt list: ${QTLISTQG}")
 # symlinks when only @executable_path used
 
 IF (NOT @OSX_HAVE_LOADERPATH@)
-    EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sfh ../Frameworks "${QAPPDIR}/")
+    EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sfn ../Frameworks "${QAPPDIR}/")
     IF (IS_DIRECTORY "${QLIBXIR}/grass/bin")
-        EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sfh ../@QGIS_LIBEXEC_SUBDIR_REV@/@QGIS_FW_SUBDIR@ "${QLIBXDIR}/grass/Frameworks")
+        EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sfn ../@QGIS_LIBEXEC_SUBDIR_REV@/@QGIS_FW_SUBDIR@ "${QLIBXDIR}/grass/Frameworks")
     ENDIF ()
-    EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sfh @QGIS_CGIBIN_SUBDIR_REV@/@QGIS_LIB_SUBDIR@ "${QCGIDIR}/lib")
+    EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND ln -sfn @QGIS_CGIBIN_SUBDIR_REV@/@QGIS_LIB_SUBDIR@ "${QCGIDIR}/lib")
 ENDIF (NOT @OSX_HAVE_LOADERPATH@)
 
 ### copy files
diff --git a/tests/bench/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/bench/CMakeLists.txt
index 651e163392a..ea5ebb817e2 100644
--- a/tests/bench/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/bench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ INSTALL (TARGETS qgis_bench
   RUNTIME DESTINATION ${QGIS_BIN_DIR}
 )
 IF (APPLE)
-  INSTALL (CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ln -sfh ../../../${QGIS_FW_SUBDIR} \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QGIS_BIN_DIR}/qgis_bench.app/Contents/Frameworks\")")
-  INSTALL (CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ln -sfh ../../../../${QGIS_LIB_SUBDIR} \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QGIS_BIN_DIR}/qgis_bench.app/Contents/MacOS/lib\")")
-  INSTALL (CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ln -sfh ../../../${QGIS_PLUGIN_SUBDIR}/.. \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QGIS_BIN_DIR}/qgis_bench.app/Contents/Plugins\")")
-  INSTALL (CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ln -sfh ../../../${QGIS_DATA_SUBDIR} \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QGIS_BIN_DIR}/qgis_bench.app/Contents/Resources\")")
+  INSTALL (CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ln -sfn ../../../${QGIS_FW_SUBDIR} \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QGIS_BIN_DIR}/qgis_bench.app/Contents/Frameworks\")")
+  INSTALL (CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ln -sfn ../../../../${QGIS_LIB_SUBDIR} \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QGIS_BIN_DIR}/qgis_bench.app/Contents/MacOS/lib\")")
+  INSTALL (CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ln -sfn ../../../${QGIS_PLUGIN_SUBDIR}/.. \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QGIS_BIN_DIR}/qgis_bench.app/Contents/Plugins\")")
+  INSTALL (CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ln -sfn ../../../${QGIS_DATA_SUBDIR} \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QGIS_BIN_DIR}/qgis_bench.app/Contents/Resources\")")
   # may not exist, unless BundleUtilities are used
-  INSTALL (CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ln -sfh ../../../../share \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QGIS_BIN_DIR}/qgis_bench.app/Contents/MacOS/share\")")
+  INSTALL (CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ln -sfn ../../../../share \"$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${QGIS_BIN_DIR}/qgis_bench.app/Contents/MacOS/share\")")
 
 ENDIF (APPLE)