diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 993cb8fcb..9c5e92fc8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ if (USE_SYSTEM_QXT)
   find_library(QXT_LIBRARIES QxtGui)
 else (USE_SYSTEM_QXT)
   add_definitions(-DQXT_STATIC -DBUILD_QXT_GUI -DBUILD_QXT_CORE)
+  set(QXT_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/qxt)
+  set(QXT_LIBRARIES qxt)
   if (NOT APPLE)
     add_subdirectory(3rdparty/qxt)
-    set(QXT_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/qxt)
-    set(QXT_LIBRARIES qxt)
   endif (NOT APPLE)
 endif (USE_SYSTEM_QXT)