diff a/src/buildtools/config/mac_osx.pri b/src/buildtools/config/mac_osx.pri
--- a/src/buildtools/config/mac_osx.pri
+++ b/src/buildtools/config/mac_osx.pri
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ load(functions)
 # otherwise query for it.
 QMAKE_MAC_SDK_VERSION = $$eval(QMAKE_MAC_SDK.$${QMAKE_MAC_SDK}.SDKVersion)
 isEmpty(QMAKE_MAC_SDK_VERSION) {
-     QMAKE_MAC_SDK_VERSION = $$system("/usr/bin/xcodebuild -sdk $${QMAKE_MAC_SDK} -version SDKVersion 2>/dev/null")
-     isEmpty(QMAKE_MAC_SDK_VERSION): error("Could not resolve SDK version for \'$${QMAKE_MAC_SDK}\'")
 }
 
 # chromium/build/mac/find_sdk.py expects the SDK version (mac_sdk_min) in Major.Minor format.