diff --git a/Engine/source/platformMac/macMain.mm b/Engine/source/platformMac/macMain.mm
index 19fc2b0e2..e906ec3ff 100644
--- a/Engine/source/platformMac/macMain.mm
+++ b/Engine/source/platformMac/macMain.mm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void Platform::init()
     Con::printf("Initializing platform...");
    
    // Set the platform variable for the scripts
-   Con::setVariable( "$platform", "MacOSX" );
+   Con::setVariable( "$platform", "macos" );
    
    Input::init();