diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 855f6aba44f..f2d190be6bb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1244,9 +1244,6 @@ endif()
 
 if(WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND)
   list(APPEND BLENDER_GL_LIBRARIES ${VULKAN_LIBRARIES})
-  if(APPLE)
-    list(APPEND BLENDER_GL_LIBRARIES ${MOLTENVK_LIBRARIES})
-  endif()
 endif()
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
index b923a076792..31171d083c1 100644
--- a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_apple.cmake
@@ -101,8 +101,20 @@ if(WITH_USD)
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND)
-  find_package(Vulkan REQUIRED)
   find_package(MoltenVK REQUIRED)
+
+  if(EXISTS ${LIBDIR}/vulkan)
+    set(VULKAN_FOUND On)
+    set(VULKAN_ROOT_DIR ${LIBDIR}/vulkan/macOS)
+    set(VULKAN_INCLUDE_DIR ${VULKAN_ROOT_DIR}/include)
+    set(VULKAN_LIBRARY ${VULKAN_ROOT_DIR}/lib/libvulkan.1.dylib)
+
+    set(VULKAN_INCLUDE_DIRS ${VULKAN_INCLUDE_DIR} ${MOLTENVK_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    set(VULKAN_LIBRARIES ${VULKAN_LIBRARY} ${MOLTENVK_LIBRARIES})
+  else()
+    message(WARNING "Vulkan SDK was not found, disabling WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND")
+    set(WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND OFF)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(WITH_OPENSUBDIV)
diff --git a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_win32.cmake b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_win32.cmake
index 0439b9b2fb6..2ec11d708a6 100644
--- a/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_win32.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/platform/platform_win32.cmake
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ if(WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND)
     set(VULKAN_LIBRARY ${VULKAN_ROOT_DIR}/lib/vulkan-1.lib)
     set(VULKAN_LIBRARIES ${VULKAN_LIBRARY})
   else()
-    message(WARNING "Vulkan was not found, disabling WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND")
+    message(WARNING "Vulkan SDK was not found, disabling WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND")
     set(WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND OFF)
   endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/intern/ghost/CMakeLists.txt b/intern/ghost/CMakeLists.txt
index 512ce5300c6..9e0b48465c6 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/intern/ghost/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,12 +85,10 @@ if(WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND)
 
   list(APPEND INC_SYS
     ${VULKAN_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-    ${MOLTENVK_INCLUDE_DIRS}
   )
 
   list(APPEND LIB
     ${VULKAN_LIBRARIES}
-    ${MOLTENVK_LIBRARIES}
   )
 
   add_definitions(-DWITH_VULKAN_BACKEND)