diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/highlightersettings.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/highlightersettings.cpp
index 2298df67aa52890c3f5d822a3a8c021c5a291eda..f2bf4e32a4e0fe008cb6293f4350d00500c57535 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/highlightersettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/generichighlighter/highlightersettings.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 QString findDefinitionsLocation()
 {
-#ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC)
     static const QLatin1String kateSyntax[] = {
         QLatin1String("/share/apps/katepart/syntax"),
         QLatin1String("/share/kde4/apps/katepart/syntax")