diff --git a/core/macosx/CMakeLists.txt b/core/macosx/CMakeLists.txt
index b959a1ea02409..e3e38e959316f 100644
--- a/core/macosx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/macosx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ if(NOT APPLE)
   return()
 endif()
 
+find_library(CORESYMBOLICATION_FRAMEWORK CoreSymbolication PATHS "${CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT}/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks" REQUIRED)
 target_link_libraries(Core PRIVATE
-  "-F/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks -framework CoreSymbolication"
+  ${CORESYMBOLICATION_FRAMEWORK}
 )
 
 if(cocoa)
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ if(cocoa)
 
   target_include_directories(Core PRIVATE inc)
 
-  target_link_libraries(Core PRIVATE "-framework Cocoa")
+  find_library(COCOA_FRAMEWORK Cocoa REQUIRED)
+  target_link_libraries(Core PRIVATE ${COCOA_FRAMEWORK})
 
   ROOT_OBJECT_LIBRARY(Macosx
     src/CocoaUtils.mm
diff --git a/graf2d/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt b/graf2d/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt
index a1c7db7a14d77..3bdce5e3558a2 100644
--- a/graf2d/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/graf2d/cocoa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 # @author Pere Mato, CERN
 ############################################################################
 
+find_library(COCOA_FRAMEWORK Cocoa REQUIRED)
+find_library(OPENGL_FRAMEWORK OpenGL REQUIRED)
+
 ROOT_STANDARD_LIBRARY_PACKAGE(GCocoa
   HEADERS
     TGCocoa.h
@@ -36,8 +39,8 @@ ROOT_STANDARD_LIBRARY_PACKAGE(GCocoa
     Gui
   LIBRARIES
     GQuartz
-    "-framework Cocoa"
-    "-framework OpenGL"
+    ${COCOA_FRAMEWORK}
+    ${OPENGL_FRAMEWORK}
     ${FREETYPE_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
diff --git a/graf2d/quartz/CMakeLists.txt b/graf2d/quartz/CMakeLists.txt
index df828cfddee6e..22966233e6144 100644
--- a/graf2d/quartz/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/graf2d/quartz/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 add_definitions("-ObjC++")
 
+find_library(COCOA_FRAMEWORK Cocoa REQUIRED)
+
 # Dictionary not needed.
 ROOT_LINKER_LIBRARY(GQuartz
     src/QuartzFillArea.mm
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ ROOT_LINKER_LIBRARY(GQuartz
     src/QuartzText.mm
     src/QuartzUtils.mm
   LIBRARIES
-    "-framework Cocoa"
+    ${COCOA_FRAMEWORK}
   DEPENDENCIES
     Core
     MathCore
diff --git a/gui/cefdisplay/CMakeLists.txt b/gui/cefdisplay/CMakeLists.txt
index e940d58c4c2ab..32f2ad2c131e4 100644
--- a/gui/cefdisplay/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gui/cefdisplay/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ if(ROOT_ARCHITECTURE MATCHES macosx)
    set(CEF_platform src/gui_handler_mac.mm)
    set(CEF_RELEASE_DIR ${CEF_root}/Release/Chromium\ Embedded\ Framework.framework)
    set(CEF_LIBRARY ${CEF_RELEASE_DIR}/Chromium\ Embedded\ Framework)
-   set(CEF_LIB_DEPENDENCY "-framework Foundation")
+   find_library(FOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK Foundation REQUIRED)
+   set(CEF_LIB_DEPENDENCY ${FOUNDATION_FRAMEWORK})
    set(CEF_DLL_WRAPPER ${CEF_root}/build/libcef_dll_wrapper/libcef_dll_wrapper.a)
    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Frameworks/Chromium\ Embedded\ Framework.framework)
    file(COPY ${CEF_RELEASE_DIR} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/Frameworks/)