diff --git a/src/common/filefn.cpp b/src/common/filefn.cpp
index f1ff9f8e18..f2fcaae404 100644
--- a/src/common/filefn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/filefn.cpp
@@ -1595,6 +1595,8 @@ wxString wxGetOSDirectory()
     wxChar buf[256];
     GetWindowsDirectory(buf, 256);
     return wxString(buf);
+#elif defined(__WXMAC__)
+    return wxMacFindFolder(kOnSystemDisk, 'macs', false);
 #else
     return wxEmptyString;
 #endif