diff --git a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 33b3686668a..9ef8c5f4bbc 100644
--- a/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ IF (MSVC)
 ENDIF (MSVC)
 
 IF (APPLE)
-  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(qgis APP_SERVICES_LIBRARY )
+  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(qgis ${APP_SERVICES_LIBRARY} )
 ENDIF (APPLE)
 
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(qgis PROPERTIES