diff --git a/cmake/FindPythonLibrary.cmake b/cmake/FindPythonLibrary.cmake
index a7ca9a39e0f4..062ce80dda80 100644
--- a/cmake/FindPythonLibrary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindPythonLibrary.cmake
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ else(EXISTS "${PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH}" AND EXISTS "${PYTHON_LIBRARY}" AND EXISTS "
           STRING(REPLACE "\\" "/" PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES_DIR ${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES_DIR})
           FIND_LIBRARY(PYTHON_LIBRARY NAMES ${PYTHON_LIBRARY_NAMES} PATHS ${PYTHON_PREFIX}/lib ${PYTHON_PREFIX}/libs)
       elseif(APPLE AND QGIS_MAC_DEPS_DIR)
-          FIND_LIBRARY(PYTHON_LIBRARY python${PYTHON_SHORT_VERSION}m PATHS $ENV{LIB_DIR}/lib)
+          FIND_LIBRARY(PYTHON_LIBRARY NAMES ${PYTHON_LIBRARY_NAMES} PATHS $ENV{LIB_DIR}/lib)
       else(WIN32)
           FIND_LIBRARY(PYTHON_LIBRARY NAMES ${PYTHON_LIBRARY_NAMES})
       endif(WIN32)