diff --git a/tools/build_dependencies.py b/tools/build_dependencies.py
index e49e930a70..6c87a4d689 100644
--- a/tools/build_dependencies.py
+++ b/tools/build_dependencies.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import site
 from distutils.util import get_platform
+import platform
 from pathlib import Path
 import shutil
 import blessed
@@ -76,7 +77,10 @@ _print(f"Working with: {site_pkg}", 2)
 build_dir = "exe.{}-{}".format(get_platform(), sys.version[0:3])
 
 # create full path
-build_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(__file__)).parent / "build" / build_dir
+if platform.system().lower() == "darwin":
+    build_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(__file__)).parent / "build" / "OpenPype.app" / "Contents" / "MacOS"
+else:
+    build_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(__file__)).parent / "build" / build_dir
 
 _print(f"Using build at {build_dir}", 2)
 if not build_dir.exists():