diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index c8fabfabe..ccc261712 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ if(WIN32)
 endif()
 if(NOT DEFINED DATADIR)
 	if(APPLE)
-		set(DATADIR ${APPDIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources)
+		set(DATADIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources)
 	elseif(WIN32 AND NOT WIN32_UNIX_PATHS)
 		set(DATADIR ".")
 	else()