diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ff134c53877d5aa2e00e3c344eb5c6783cccb2f..164553d34152639c6a2c5319c2a03d7a25c33ba3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -974,16 +974,11 @@ endif()
 
 # potential workaround for macdeployqt issues
 if(APPLE)
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/Applications")
     install(TARGETS nheko
         BUNDLE  DESTINATION .
         RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
     )
-    qt_generate_deploy_qml_app_script(
-        TARGET nheko
-        OUTPUT_SCRIPT deploy_script
-        NO_UNSUPPORTED_PLATFORM_ERROR
-    )
-    install(SCRIPT ${deploy_script})
 endif()
 
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)