diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f6f6aa72..11f34690 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -388,6 +388,13 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
     set (BARRIER_BUNDLE_BINARY_DIR ${BARRIER_BUNDLE_APP_DIR}/Contents/MacOS)
 
     configure_files (${BARRIER_BUNDLE_SOURCE_DIR} ${BARRIER_BUNDLE_DIR})
+
+    if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
+        add_custom_target(Barrier_dmg ALL
+                          bash build_installer.sh
+                          DEPENDS barrier barriers barrierc
+                          WORKING_DIRECTORY ${BARRIER_BUNDLE_DIR})
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 #
diff --git a/dist/macos/bundle/build_installer.sh.in b/dist/macos/bundle/build_installer.sh.in
index f939b776..40f40745 100755
--- a/dist/macos/bundle/build_installer.sh.in
+++ b/dist/macos/bundle/build_installer.sh.in
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ cp @CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY@/* . || exit 1
 # TODO: this is hacky and will probably break if there is more than one qt
 # version installed. need a better way to find this library
 B_COCOA=$(find /usr/local/Cellar/qt -type f -name libqcocoa.dylib | head -1)
-if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ "x$B_COCOA" = "x" ]; then
+if [ "x$B_COCOA" = "x" ]; then
+    B_COCOA=$(find /opt/local/libexec/qt5/plugins -type f -name libqcocoa.dylib | head -1)
+fi
+if [ "x$B_COCOA" = "x" ]; then
     echo "Could not find cocoa platform plugin"
     exit 1
 fi