diff --git a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
index 73a2fff92bb..41d28dcede2 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/environment.cpp
@@ -176,22 +176,17 @@ void Environment::prependOrSetPath(const QString &value)
 
 void Environment::prependOrSetLibrarySearchPath(const QString &value)
 {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    const QChar sep = QLatin1Char(';');
-#else
-    const QChar sep = QLatin1Char(':');
-#endif
-
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    const QLatin1String path("PATH");
-#elif defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC)
-    const QLatin1String path("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
-#else
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
     // we could set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH on Mac but it is unnecessary in practice
-    return;
-#endif
-
+#elif Q_OS_WIN
+    const QChar sep = QLatin1Char(';');
+    const QLatin1String path("PATH");
     prependOrSet(path, QDir::toNativeSeparators(value), QString(sep));
+#elif Q_OS_UNIX
+    const QChar sep = QLatin1Char(':');
+    const QLatin1String path("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
+    prependOrSet(path, QDir::toNativeSeparators(value), QString(sep));
+#endif
 }
 
 Environment Environment::systemEnvironment()