diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index cecd3a3a8..231c8b1ba 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 - Fix selections created by dragging upwards not being auto-cleared when
   screen contents change (:pull:`3028`)
 
+- macOS: Fix kitty not being added to PATH automatically when using pre-built
+  binaries (:iss:`3063`)
+
 - Allow adding MIME definitions to kitty by placing a ``mime.types`` file in
   the kitty config directory (:iss:`3056`)
 
diff --git a/launcher.c b/launcher.c
index 2f077ae35..eb307cd49 100644
--- a/launcher.c
+++ b/launcher.c
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ safe_realpath(const char* src, char *buf, size_t buf_sz) {
 #endif
 
 static inline void
-set_xoptions(const wchar_t *exe_dir, const char *lc_ctype) {
+set_xoptions(const wchar_t *exe_dir, const char *lc_ctype, bool from_source) {
     wchar_t buf[PATH_MAX+1] = {0};
     swprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, L"bundle_exe_dir=%ls", exe_dir);
     PySys_AddXOption(buf);
+    if (from_source) PySys_AddXOption(L"kitty_from_source=1");
     if (lc_ctype) {
         swprintf(buf, PATH_MAX, L"lc_ctype_before_python=%s", lc_ctype);
         PySys_AddXOption(buf);
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ static int run_embedded(const char* exe_dir_, const char *libpath, int argc, wch
     int ret = 1;
     wchar_t *exe_dir = Py_DecodeLocale(exe_dir_, NULL);
     if (exe_dir == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "Fatal error: cannot decode exe_dir\n"); return 1; }
-    set_xoptions(exe_dir, lc_ctype);
     wchar_t stdlib[PATH_MAX+1] = {0};
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     const char *python_relpath = "../Resources/Python/lib";
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ static int run_embedded(const char* exe_dir_, const char *libpath, int argc, wch
     );
     if (num < 0 || num >= PATH_MAX) { fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create path to python stdlib\n"); return 1; }
     Py_SetPath(stdlib);
-    PyMem_RawFree(exe_dir);
-    if (num < 0 || num >= PATH_MAX) { fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create path to kitty lib\n"); return 1; }
     Py_Initialize();
+    set_xoptions(exe_dir, lc_ctype, false);
+    PyMem_RawFree(exe_dir);
     PySys_SetArgvEx(argc - 1, argv + 1, 0);
     PySys_SetObject("frozen", Py_True);
     PyObject *kitty = PyUnicode_FromString(libpath);
@@ -104,10 +104,11 @@ static int run_embedded(const char* exe_dir_, const char *libpath, int argc, wch
     (void)libpath;
     wchar_t *exe_dir = Py_DecodeLocale(exe_dir_, NULL);
     if (exe_dir == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "Fatal error: cannot decode exe_dir: %s\n", exe_dir_); return 1; }
-    set_xoptions(exe_dir, lc_ctype);
+    bool from_source = false;
 #ifdef FROM_SOURCE
-    PySys_AddXOption(L"kitty_from_source=1");
+    from_source = true;
 #endif
+    set_xoptions(exe_dir, lc_ctype, from_source);
     PyMem_RawFree(exe_dir);
     return Py_Main(argc, argv);
 }