diff --git a/client/experimental_lib/CMakeLists.txt b/client/experimental_lib/CMakeLists.txt
index c8a6bb02f..60e7b4004 100644
--- a/client/experimental_lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/experimental_lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -380,13 +380,23 @@ message(STATUS "CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR := ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
 if (APPLE)
     message(STATUS "Apple device detected.")
     set(ADDITIONAL_SRC ${PM3_ROOT}/client/src/util_darwin.h  ${PM3_ROOT}/client/src/util_darwin.m ${ADDITIONAL_SRC})
-    if (EXISTS /private/var/mobile)
-        message(STATUS "iOS detected.")
+
+    find_library(UIKIT_LIBRARY UIKit)
+    if (NOT UIKIT_LIBRARY)
+        message(STATUS "UIKit.framework NOT found!")
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "UIKit.framework found! ${UIKIT_LIBRARY}")
         set(ADDITIONAL_LNK "-framework Foundation" "-framework UIKit")
-    else (EXISTS /private/var/mobile)
-        message(STATUS "macOS detected.")
-        set(ADDITIONAL_LNK "-framework Foundation" "-framework AppKit")
-    endif (EXISTS /private/var/mobile)
+    endif()
+
+    find_library(APPKIT_LIBRARY AppKit)
+    if (NOT APPKIT_LIBRARY)
+      message(STATUS "AppKit.framework NOT found!")
+    else()
+      message(STATUS "AppKit.framework found! ${APPKIT_LIBRARY}")
+      set(ADDITIONAL_LNK "-framework Foundation" "-framework AppKit")
+    endif()
+
 endif (APPLE)
 
 if ((NOT SKIPQT EQUAL 1) AND (Qt5_FOUND))