diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 354a3286e98..b3c73ff8ea2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ jobs:
                    -DWARNINGS=ON -DWERROR=ON -DGLBINDING_ENABLED=$GLBINDING    \
                    -DENABLE_DISCORD=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_MESSAGE=NEVER           \
                    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DINSTALL_SUBDIR_BIN=bin        \
-                   -DINSTALL_SUBDIR_SHARE=share/supertux2 -DBUILD_TESTS=ON     \
-                   -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib"
+                   -DINSTALL_SUBDIR_SHARE=share/supertux2 -DBUILD_TESTS=ON
 
       - name: Build and install
         working-directory: build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 320d77080e2..5ee10737af9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
   add_definitions(-DMACOSX)
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -L/usr/local/lib")
 endif()
 
 ## Add lots of dependencies to compiler switches