diff --git a/src/lib/marble/AbstractFloatItem.cpp b/src/lib/marble/AbstractFloatItem.cpp
--- a/src/lib/marble/AbstractFloatItem.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/marble/AbstractFloatItem.cpp
@@ -73,12 +73,16 @@
 QHash<QString,QVariant> AbstractFloatItem::settings() const
 {
     QHash<QString,QVariant> updated = RenderPlugin::settings();
-    updated.insert(QStringLiteral("position"), position());
+    updated.insert(QStringLiteral("position"), QVariant(position()));
     return updated;
 }
 
 void AbstractFloatItem::setSettings(const QHash<QString, QVariant> &settings)
 {
+
+#if __APPLE__
+    setPosition(settings.value(QStringLiteral("position"), position()).toPointF());
+#else
     if (settings.value(QStringLiteral("position")).type() == QVariant::String) {
         // work around KConfig turning QPointFs into QStrings
         const QStringList coordinates = settings.value(QStringLiteral("position")).toString().split(QLatin1Char(','));
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@
     else {
         setPosition(settings.value(QStringLiteral("position"), position()).toPointF());
     }
+#endif // __APPLE__
 
     RenderPlugin::setSettings(settings);
 }