diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/presetsmacros.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/presetsmacros.cpp
index 98399a78763..c1007b202f4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/presetsmacros.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/presetsmacros.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <utils/environment.h>
 #include <utils/filepath.h>
 #include <utils/hostosinfo.h>
+#include <utils/osspecificaspects.h>
 
 namespace CMakeProjectManager::Internal::CMakePresets::Macros {
 
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ static void expandAllButEnv(const PresetsDetails::ConfigurePreset &preset,
         value.replace("${generator}", preset.generator.value());
 
     value.replace("${hostSystemName}", getHostSystemName(sourceDirectory.osType()));
+    value.replace("${pathListSep}",
+                  Utils::OsSpecificAspects::pathListSeparator(sourceDirectory.osType()));
 }
 
 static void expandAllButEnv(const PresetsDetails::BuildPreset &preset,
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@ static void expandAllButEnv(const PresetsDetails::BuildPreset &preset,
     value.replace("${sourceDirName}", sourceDirectory.fileName());
 
     value.replace("${presetName}", preset.name);
+    value.replace("${pathListSep}",
+                  Utils::OsSpecificAspects::pathListSeparator(sourceDirectory.osType()));
 }
 
 static QString expandMacroEnv(const QString &macroPrefix,