diff --git a/library/CMakeLists.txt b/library/CMakeLists.txt
index 206badeb0..827a4eacd 100644
--- a/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -304,10 +304,12 @@ ENDIF()
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(dfhack  PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX "-debug" )
 
 IF(APPLE)
-    SET(SDL_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/libs/SDL.framework)
-    IF(NOT EXISTS ${SDL_LIBRARY})
+    SET(DF_SDL_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/libs/SDL.framework/Versions/A/SDL)
+    IF(NOT EXISTS ${DF_SDL_LIBRARY})
         MESSAGE(SEND_ERROR "SDL framework not found. Make sure CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX is specified and correct.")
     ENDIF()
+    SET(SDL_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/SDL)
+    EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${DF_SDL_LIBRARY} ${SDL_LIBRARY})
     SET(CXX_LIBRARY ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/libs/libstdc++.6.dylib)
     SET(ZIP_LIBRARY /usr/lib/libz.dylib)
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfhack ${SDL_LIBRARY})