diff --git a/bin/CMakeLists.txt b/bin/CMakeLists.txt
index 60b1bb7d359..3c5d2a1c95b 100644
--- a/bin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-install(PROGRAMS qtcreator.sh DESTINATION bin)
+if (NOT APPLE)
+  install(PROGRAMS qtcreator.sh DESTINATION bin)
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake b/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake
index 4e8fe200b41..e03d34f92fd 100644
--- a/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtCreatorAPI.cmake
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ endif()
 # Setup path handling
 #
 
-set(_IDE_APP_PATH "bin")
-
 if (APPLE)
+  set(_IDE_APP_PATH ".")
   set(_IDE_APP_TARGET "${IDE_DISPLAY_NAME}")
 
   set(_IDE_OUTPUT_PATH "${_IDE_APP_PATH}/${_IDE_APP_TARGET}.app/Contents")
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ if (APPLE)
   set(_IDE_DOC_PATH "${_IDE_OUTPUT_PATH}/Resources/doc")
   set(_IDE_BIN_PATH "${_IDE_OUTPUT_PATH}/MacOS")
 else ()
+  set(_IDE_APP_PATH "bin")
   set(_IDE_APP_TARGET "${IDE_ID}")
 
   set(_IDE_LIBRARY_BASE_PATH "lib")