diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5987d454d012e..b45e7104ba795 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ option(LIBBACKTRACE "Print backtrace with libbacktrace." "OFF")
 option(USE_XDG_DIR "Use XDG directories for save and config files." "OFF")
 option(USE_HOME_DIR "Use user's home directory for save and config files." "ON")
 cmake_dependent_option(USE_PREFIX_DATA_DIR
-    "Use UNIX system directories for game data in release build." OFF
+    "Use UNIX system directories for game data in release build." ON
     "UNIX" OFF
 )
 option(LOCALIZE "Support for language localizations. Also enable UTF support." "ON")
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ else ()
     # Use CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX as storage of data,gfx, etc.. Useful only on *nix OS.
     if(USE_PREFIX_DATA_DIR)
         if ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "(Linux|FreeBSD|Darwin)")
+            set(CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/cataclysm-dda")
             add_definitions(-DPREFIX=${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
             configure_file(
                 "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/prefix.h.in"
diff --git a/lang/CMakeLists.txt b/lang/CMakeLists.txt
index 942a38afd2d52..e6a2f92d2f438 100644
--- a/lang/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lang/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ foreach (LANG ${LANGUAGES})
     add_custom_command(
             OUTPUT ${_MO}
             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E
-                make_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lang/mo/${LANG}
+                make_directory ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lang/mo/${LANG}/LC_MESSAGES
             COMMAND ${GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE} -f ${_PO} -o ${_MO}
             WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
             DEPENDS ${_PO}
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b99b6fd94303..6d5d148bee6bc 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ if (TILES)
                 target_link_libraries(cataclysm-tiles-common PUBLIC backtrace)
             endif ()
         endif ()
+    elseif (APPLE)
+        target_link_libraries(cataclysm-tiles-common PUBLIC "-framework CoreFoundation")
     endif ()
 
     if (LIBBACKTRACE)
@@ -191,6 +193,8 @@ if (CURSES)
         if (BACKTRACE)
             target_link_libraries(cataclysm-common PUBLIC dbghelp.lib)
         endif ()
+    elseif (APPLE)
+        target_link_libraries(cataclysm-common PUBLIC "-framework CoreFoundation")
     endif ()
 
     if (LIBBACKTRACE)