diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@

 # Special handling for linking okularcore on OSX/Apple
 IF(APPLE)
-    SET(OKULAR_IOKIT "-framework IOKit" CACHE STRING "Apple IOKit framework")
+    SET(OKULAR_APPLE_FRAMEWORKS "-framework CoreFoundation -framework CoreGraphics -framework IOKit" CACHE STRING "required Apple frameworks")
 ENDIF(APPLE)

 # Extra library needed by imported synctex code on Windows
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@

 target_link_libraries(okularcore
 PRIVATE
-    ${OKULAR_IOKIT}
+    ${OKULAR_APPLE_FRAMEWORKS}
     ${SHLWAPI}
     KF5::Archive
     KF5::KIOCore