diff --git a/mac/xcode/Qgis.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/mac/xcode/Qgis.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 450fdf89015..76386512638 100644
--- a/mac/xcode/Qgis.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/mac/xcode/Qgis.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -16228,6 +16228,7 @@
 					../../src/core,
 					../../src/core/spatialindex,
 					"$(PYTHON_INC)",
+					"$(SIP_INC)",
 					"$(GEOS_INC)",
 				);
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(QGIS_BUILD_PATH)/MacOS/$(QGIS_LIB_SUBDIR)";
@@ -16260,6 +16261,7 @@
 					../../src/core,
 					../../src/core/spatialindex,
 					"$(PYTHON_INC)",
+					"$(SIP_INC)",
 					"$(GEOS_INC)",
 				);
 				LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS = "$(QGIS_BUILD_PATH)/MacOS/$(QGIS_LIB_SUBDIR)";
@@ -16296,6 +16298,7 @@
 					../../src/core/symbology,
 					"../../src/core/symbology-ng",
 					"$(PYTHON_INC)",
+					"$(SIP_INC)",
 					"$(GDAL_INC)",
 					"$(GEOS_INC)",
 				);
@@ -16334,6 +16337,7 @@
 					../../src/core/symbology,
 					"../../src/core/symbology-ng",
 					"$(PYTHON_INC)",
+					"$(SIP_INC)",
 					"$(GDAL_INC)",
 					"$(GEOS_INC)",
 				);
@@ -16375,6 +16379,7 @@
 					../../src/core/symbology,
 					"../../src/core/symbology-ng",
 					"$(PYTHON_INC)",
+					"$(SIP_INC)",
 					"$(GDAL_INC)",
 					"$(GEOS_INC)",
 				);
@@ -16416,6 +16421,7 @@
 					../../src/core/symbology,
 					"../../src/core/symbology-ng",
 					"$(PYTHON_INC)",
+					"$(SIP_INC)",
 					"$(GDAL_INC)",
 					"$(GEOS_INC)",
 				);
diff --git a/mac/xcode/ReadMe.rtf b/mac/xcode/ReadMe.rtf
index 0b2b0bee33c..c1026d3da8a 100644
--- a/mac/xcode/ReadMe.rtf
+++ b/mac/xcode/ReadMe.rtf
@@ -215,13 +215,24 @@ See detailed dependency notes below.\
 \f1\fs20 /Library/Frameworks
 \f0\fs24  install.  But the system Python has a user location for Python modules, and programs should be installed elsewhere, like /usr/local/bin (follow the Qgis install instructions for SIP/PyQt).\
 \
-PYQT_SIP_DIR and PYQT_SIP_FLAGS are set for a system SIP/PyQt install as described in INSTALL.  They should be adjusted for other configurations.  These can be found by starting Python (the desired Python for the Qgis build) in a Terminal, then:\
+\pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural
+
+\f1\fs20 \cf0 SIP_INC
+\f0\fs24 , 
+\f1\fs20 PYQT_SIP_DIR
+\f0\fs24  and 
+\f1\fs20 PYQT_SIP_FLAGS
+\f0\fs24  are set for a system SIP/PyQt install as described in INSTALL.  They should be adjusted for other configurations.  These can be found by starting Python (the desired Python for the Qgis build) in a Terminal, then:\
 \
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural
 
-\f1\fs20 \cf0 	import PyQt4.pyqtconfig\
+\f1\fs20 \cf0 	import sipconfig\
+	sipconfig.Configuration().sip_inc_dir\
+\pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural
+\cf0 	import PyQt4.pyqtconfig\
 	PyQt4.pyqtconfig.Configuration().pyqt_sip_dir\
-	PyQt4.pyqtconfig.Configuration().pyqt_sip_flags\
+\pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural
+\cf0 	PyQt4.pyqtconfig.Configuration().pyqt_sip_flags\
 \pard\tx720\tx1440\tx2160\tx2880\tx3600\tx4320\tx5040\tx5760\tx6480\tx7200\tx7920\tx8640\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural
 
 \f0\fs24 \cf0 \
diff --git a/mac/xcode/qgis_settings.xcconfig b/mac/xcode/qgis_settings.xcconfig
index 4e8213c9324..a4e6685288d 100644
--- a/mac/xcode/qgis_settings.xcconfig
+++ b/mac/xcode/qgis_settings.xcconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ QTLREL = $(QTBIN)/lrelease
 SIP = $(PYTHON_USRBIN)/sip
 PYUIC4 = $(PYTHON_USRBIN)/pyuic4
 PYRCC4 = $(PYTHON_USRBIN)/pyrcc4
+// from sipconfig.py
+SIP_INC = /usr/local/include
 // from pyqtconfig.py
 PYQT_SIP_DIR = /usr/local/share/sip/PyQt4
 PYQT_SIP_FLAGS = -x VendorID -t WS_MACX -x PyQt_NoPrintRangeBug -t Qt_4_5_0 -x Py_v3 -g
diff --git a/mac/xcode/qgis_user-template.xcconfig b/mac/xcode/qgis_user-template.xcconfig
index 607f6e61453..c775b9f8af7 100644
--- a/mac/xcode/qgis_user-template.xcconfig
+++ b/mac/xcode/qgis_user-template.xcconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 //QT_PLUGINS_DIR = /Developer/Applications/Qt/plugins
 //QTBIN = /Developer/Tools/Qt // bin dir
+//SIP_INC = /usr/local/include
 //PYQT_SIP_DIR = /usr/local/share/sip/PyQt4
 //PYQT_SIP_FLAGS = -x VendorID -t WS_MACX -x PyQt_NoPrintRangeBug -t Qt_4_5_0 -x Py_v3 -g
 //BISON = /usr/bin/bison // Tiger requires user-installed bison 2.3