diff --git a/client/CMakeLists.txt b/client/CMakeLists.txt
index 156959ba5..8759c00f3 100644
--- a/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -381,13 +381,21 @@ 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)