diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b30880574d..785311d358 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ else ()
 endif ()
 
 set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} ${QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
-message(STATUS "QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH is ${QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}")
+set(QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE ${QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}/../../bin/qmake)
+message(STATUS "QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE set to ${QT_QMAKE_EXECUTABLE}")
 
 # set our OS X deployment target to
 set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 10.8)