diff --git a/rtgui/options.cc b/rtgui/options.cc
index 432d3bc89..f84dcf54c 100644
--- a/rtgui/options.cc
+++ b/rtgui/options.cc
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ void Options::setDefaults () {
 		rtSettings.iccDirectory = Glib::ustring(sysRoot) + Glib::ustring("\\System32\\spool\\drivers\\color");
 	else 
 		rtSettings.iccDirectory = "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\spool\\drivers\\color";
+#elif defined __APPLE__
+    rtSettings.iccDirectory = "/library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays";
 #else
     rtSettings.iccDirectory = "/usr/share/color/icc";
 #endif
diff --git a/rtgui/preferences.cc b/rtgui/preferences.cc
index 7a7be63e3..b2f60c425 100644
--- a/rtgui/preferences.cc
+++ b/rtgui/preferences.cc
@@ -1020,9 +1020,9 @@ void Preferences::storePreferences () {
     moptions.customProfileBuilder = txtCustProfBuilderPath->get_text();
 
     moptions.rtSettings.monitorProfile      = monProfile->get_filename ();
-	moptions.rtSettings.autoMonitorProfile  = cbAutoMonProfile->get_active ();
-	moptions.rtSettings.iccDirectory        = iccDir->get_current_folder ();
-	moptions.rtSettings.colorimetricIntent  = intent->get_active_row_number ();
+    moptions.rtSettings.autoMonitorProfile  = cbAutoMonProfile->get_active ();
+    moptions.rtSettings.iccDirectory        = iccDir->get_filename ();
+    moptions.rtSettings.colorimetricIntent  = intent->get_active_row_number ();
 
     if (sdcurrent->get_active ()) 
         moptions.startupDir = STARTUPDIR_CURRENT;