diff --git a/src/core/misc.cpp b/src/core/misc.cpp
index 348ea0cce..cebaaac04 100644
--- a/src/core/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/misc.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ int misc::pythonVersion()
     static int version = -1;
     if (version < 0) {
         QProcess python_proc;
-#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
         /*
          * On Unix-Like Systems python2 and python3 should always exist
          * http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ int misc::pythonVersion()
 
 QString misc::pythonExecutable()
 {
-#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
     /*
      * On Unix-Like Systems python2 and python3 should always exist
      * http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0394/
diff --git a/src/core/preferences.cpp b/src/core/preferences.cpp
index bb813bfbb..1c4392722 100644
--- a/src/core/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/core/preferences.cpp
@@ -1762,8 +1762,8 @@ QString Preferences::getPythonPath()
     // Fallback: Detect python from default locations
     const QStringList dirs = QDir("C:/").entryList(QStringList("Python*"), QDir::Dirs, QDir::Name | QDir::Reversed);
     foreach (const QString &dir, dirs) {
-        const QString path("C:/" + dir + "/python.exe");
-        if (QFile::exists(path))
+        const QString path("C:/" + dir + "/");
+        if (QFile::exists(path + "python.exe"))
             return path;
     }