diff --git a/QGCExternalLibs.pri b/QGCExternalLibs.pri
index 6e13bbbda038d320f9f623c6ec1b0c735d2949da..5ca334fb83b22a95421644c8eacc26885b89f8b5 100644
--- a/QGCExternalLibs.pri
+++ b/QGCExternalLibs.pri
@@ -138,9 +138,11 @@ contains (DEFINES, DISABLE_AIRMAP) {
 } else {
     AIRMAPD_PATH = $$PWD/libs/airmapd
     MacBuild|iOSBuild {
-        message("Including support for AirMap for macOS")
-        LIBS += -L$${AIRMAPD_PATH}/macOS/Qt.5.9 -lairmap-qt
-        DEFINES += QGC_AIRMAP_ENABLED
+        exists($${AIRMAPD_PATH}/macOS/Qt.5.9) {
+            message("Including support for AirMap for macOS")
+            LIBS += -L$${AIRMAPD_PATH}/macOS/Qt.5.9 -lairmap-qt
+            DEFINES += QGC_AIRMAP_ENABLED
+        }
     } else {
         message("Skipping support for Airmap (unsupported platform)")
         DEFINES -= QGC_AIRMAP_ENABLED