diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index df74b3f1..218f87a0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ check_function_exists("symlink"  HAVE_SYMLINK)
 
 
 set(CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH FALSE)
+if(APPLE)
+  set(CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH ON)
+endif()
 set(CMAKE_LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARY "")
 
 file(GLOB mapcache_SOURCES lib/*.c )