diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 27d135f097..2cf0ba5c45 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
+if ($ENV{QT_PATH})
+  set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} $ENV{QT_PATH})
+else()
+  set(CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} "/usr/local/opt/qt5")
+endif()
+
 if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
 endif()
@@ -92,7 +98,10 @@ if (PYBINDINGS)
 endif()
 
 if (NOT PLATFORM_IPHONE AND NOT PLATFORM_ANDROID)
-  find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
+  find_package(Qt5Core)
+  if (NOT Qt5Core_FOUND)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Qt5 cmake files were not found, please set QT_PATH environment variable")
+  endif()
   find_package(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
   find_package(Qt5Gui REQUIRED)
   find_package(Qt5OpenGL REQUIRED)