diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 1bafdba3d56..2f3f019d560 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ IF (WIN32)
 ENDIF (WIN32)
 
 IF(APPLE)
-  FIND_LIBRARY(IOKIT_LIBRARY IOKit)
-  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(qgis_core ${IOKIT_LIBRARY})
+  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(qgis_core "-framework CoreFoundation -framework IOKit")
 ENDIF(APPLE)
 
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(qgis_core