diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 61495a875be..d13364bec25 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2164,7 +2164,14 @@ endif()
 
 # Locale Aware Compare for SQLite
 find_package(SQLite3)
-cmake_dependent_option(LOCALECOMPARE "Locale Aware Compare support for SQLite" ON "SQLite3_FOUND" OFF)
+# FIXME
+# It is difficult to get qmake to link Qt to a custom built SQLite on macOS instead of the system SQLite,
+# which results in a crash on startup when LOCALECOMPARE is enabled.
+if(APPLE)
+  cmake_dependent_option(LOCALECOMPARE "Locale Aware Compare support for SQLite" OFF "SQLite3_FOUND" OFF)
+else()
+  cmake_dependent_option(LOCALECOMPARE "Locale Aware Compare support for SQLite" ON "SQLite3_FOUND" OFF)
+endif()
 if(LOCALECOMPARE)
   if(NOT SQLite3_FOUND)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Locale Aware Compare for SQLite requires libsqlite and its development headers.")