diff --git a/dist/mac/README.md b/dist/mac/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3af67779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/mac/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# macOS deployment
+Use Qt's macdeployqt tool, and remember to manually add the SVG plugin afterwards.
+
+You can find it here `QTDIR/plugins/imageformats/libqsvg.dylib` and put it here `qView.app/Contents/Plugins/imageformats`
diff --git a/qView.pro b/qView.pro
index cb74d601..f2b84e74 100644
--- a/qView.pro
+++ b/qView.pro
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #-------------------------------------------------
 
 QT += core gui network
-macx:win32:QT += svg
 
 greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
 
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ CONFIG -= debug_and_release debug_and_release_target
 
 
 # Windows specific stuff
+win32:QT += svg # needed for including svg support in static build
 win32:CONFIG += static
 RC_ICONS = "dist/win/qView.ico"
 QMAKE_TARGET_COPYRIGHT = "Copyright © 2018 jurplel and qView contributors"