diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a7b783aa..c6d102ba7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -973,10 +973,12 @@ list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 if (HIDAPI_FOUND OR LibUSB_COMPILE_TEST_PASSED)
   if (APPLE)
     if(DEPENDS)
-      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES "-framework Foundation -framework IOKit")
+      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES "-framework Foundation -framework AppKit -framework IOKit")
     else()
       find_library(COREFOUNDATION CoreFoundation)
+      find_library(APPKIT AppKit)
       find_library(IOKIT IOKit)
+      list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${APPKIT})
       list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${IOKIT})
       list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${COREFOUNDATION})
     endif()