diff --git a/codebase/CMakeLists.txt b/codebase/CMakeLists.txt
index fbc6c04ac..43383816c 100644
--- a/codebase/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/codebase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,9 +70,11 @@ if (DEFINED MAMBA_BUILD)
 # MAMBA builds ignore system includes and libs, use mamba dirs
   set(MAMBA_INCLUDE_PATH ${MINIFORGE_ROOT}/include)
   set(MAMBA_LIBRARY_PATH ${MINIFORGE_ROOT}/lib)
-  set(QT_HOST_PATH ${MINIFORGE_ROOT})
-  set(CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH FALSE)
-  set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_IGNORE_PREFIX_PATH "/usr;/usr/local;/usr/lib64;/lib;/lib64;/opt/homebrew")
+  if (NOT APPLE)
+    set(QT_HOST_PATH ${MINIFORGE_ROOT}) 
+    set(CMAKE_FIND_USE_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PATH FALSE) 
+    set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_IGNORE_PREFIX_PATH "/usr;/usr/local;/usr/lib64;/lib;/lib64;/opt/homebrew")
+  endif()
 endif(DEFINED MAMBA_BUILD)
 
 find_package (X11)