diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
index 5f140ac84f7..2ad78abed7b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmaketool.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ QVariantMap CMakeTool::toMap() const
 
 Utils::FileName CMakeTool::cmakeExecutable() const
 {
+    if (Utils::HostOsInfo::isMacHost() && m_executable.endsWith(".app")) {
+        Utils::FileName toTest = m_executable;
+        toTest = toTest.appendPath("Contents/bin/cmake");
+        if (toTest.exists())
+            return toTest;
+    }
     return m_executable;
 }