diff --git a/source/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/source/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 3af88657dd4..8543a3c7fb6 100644
--- a/source/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${TEST_OUT_DIR})
 
 # all calls to blender use this
 if(APPLE)
-	set(TEST_BLENDER_EXE ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/Debug/blender.app/Contents/MacOS/blender)
+	if(${CMAKE_GENERATOR} MATCHES "Xcode")
+		set(TEST_BLENDER_EXE ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/$(CONFIGURATION)/blender.app/Contents/MacOS/blender)
+	else()
+		set(TEST_BLENDER_EXE ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}/blender.app/Contents/MacOS/blender)
 else()
 	set(TEST_BLENDER_EXE ${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/blender)
 endif()