diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index d95811a40d3..98bb61a3c07 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -296,6 +296,19 @@ env['CONFIGURELOG'] = os.path.abspath(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(env['BF_BUIL
 if env['OURPLATFORM']=='darwin':
 
     import commands
+    import subprocess
+
+    command = ["%s"%env['CC'], "--version"]
+    process = subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=None, shell=False)
+    line = process.communicate()[0]
+    ver = re.search(r'[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)+', line)
+    if ver:
+        env['CCVERSION'] = ver.group(0)
+    frontend = re.search(r'gcc', line) or re.search(r'clang', line) or re.search(r'llvm-gcc', line)
+    if frontend:
+        env['MACOSX_COMPILER'] = frontend.group(0)
+
+    print B.bc.OKGREEN + "Using Compiler: " + B.bc.ENDC + env['MACOSX_COMPILER'] + '-' + env['CCVERSION']
 
     cmd = 'sw_vers -productVersion'
     MAC_CUR_VER=cmd_res=commands.getoutput(cmd)
@@ -374,7 +387,7 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']=='darwin':
     #Intel Macs are CoreDuo and Up
     if env['MACOSX_ARCHITECTURE'] == 'i386' or env['MACOSX_ARCHITECTURE'] == 'x86_64':
         env['REL_CCFLAGS'] = env['REL_CCFLAGS']+['-msse','-msse2','-msse3']
-        if env['XCODE_CUR_VER'] >= '5':
+        if env['MACOSX_COMPILER'] != 'clang' or (env['MACOSX_COMPILER'] == 'clang' and env['CCVERSION'] >= '5.0'):
             env['REL_CCFLAGS'] = env['REL_CCFLAGS']+['-ftree-vectorize'] # clang xcode 4 does not accept flag
     else:
         env['CCFLAGS'] =  env['CCFLAGS']+['-fno-strict-aliasing']
@@ -383,7 +396,7 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']=='darwin':
     if env['MACOSX_ARCHITECTURE'] == 'x86_64':
         env['REL_CCFLAGS'] = env['REL_CCFLAGS']+['-mssse3']
 
-    if env['XCODE_CUR_VER'] >= '5' and not env['CC'].split('/')[len(env['CC'].split('/'))-1][4:] >= '4.6.1':
+    if env['MACOSX_COMPILER'] == 'clang' and env['CCVERSION'] >= '5.0':
         env['CCFLAGS'].append('-ftemplate-depth=1024') # only valid for clang bundled with xcode 5
 
     # 3DconnexionClient.framework, optionally install
@@ -411,7 +424,7 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']=='darwin':
     #Defaults openMP to true if compiler handles it ( only gcc 4.6.1 and newer )
     # if your compiler does not have accurate suffix you may have to enable it by hand !
     if env['WITH_BF_OPENMP'] == 1:
-        if env['CC'].split('/')[len(env['CC'].split('/'))-1].strip('llvm - gcc clang') >= '4.6.1': # strip down to version string if any
+        if env['MACOSX_COMPILER'] == 'gcc' and env['CCVERSION'] >= '4.6.1': # strip down to version string if any
             env['WITH_BF_OPENMP'] = 1  # multithreading for fluids, cloth, sculpt and smoke
             print B.bc.OKGREEN + "Using OpenMP"
         else:
@@ -421,7 +434,7 @@ if env['OURPLATFORM']=='darwin':
     if env['WITH_BF_CYCLES_OSL'] == 1:
         OSX_OSL_LIBPATH = Dir(env.subst(env['BF_OSL_LIBPATH'])).abspath
         # we need 2 variants of passing the oslexec with the force_load option, string and list type atm
-        if env['CC'].split('/')[len(env['CC'].split('/'))-1].strip('llvm - gcc clang') >= '4.8': # strip down to version string if any
+        if env['MACOSX_COMPILER'] == 'gcc' and env['CCVERSION'] >= '4.8': # strip down to version string if any
             env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-L'+OSX_OSL_LIBPATH,'-loslcomp','-loslexec','-loslquery'])
         else:
             env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-L'+OSX_OSL_LIBPATH,'-loslcomp','-force_load '+ OSX_OSL_LIBPATH +'/liboslexec.a','-loslquery'])
diff --git a/build_files/scons/tools/Blender.py b/build_files/scons/tools/Blender.py
index 2cb93c83141..264258527d0 100644
--- a/build_files/scons/tools/Blender.py
+++ b/build_files/scons/tools/Blender.py
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ def AppIt(target=None, source=None, env=None):
     commands.getoutput(cmd)
     cmd = 'find %s/%s.app -name __MACOSX -exec rm -rf {} \;'%(installdir, binary)
     commands.getoutput(cmd)
-    if env['CC'].split('/')[len(env['CC'].split('/'))-1].strip('llvm - gcc clang') >= '4.6.1': # for correct errorhandling with gcc >= 4.6.1 we need the gcc.dylib and gomp.dylib to link, thus distribute in app-bundle
+    if env['MACOSX_COMPILER'] == 'gcc' and env['CCVERSION'] >= '4.6.1': # for correct errorhandling with gcc >= 4.6.1 we need the gcc.dylib and gomp.dylib to link, thus distribute in app-bundle
         print "Bundling libgcc and libgomp"
         instname = env['BF_CXX']
         cmd = 'ditto --arch %s %s/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib %s/%s.app/Contents/MacOS/lib/'%(osxarch, instname, installdir, binary) # copy libgcc
diff --git a/build_files/scons/tools/btools.py b/build_files/scons/tools/btools.py
index f7a5eb8cf06..fd312183df5 100644
--- a/build_files/scons/tools/btools.py
+++ b/build_files/scons/tools/btools.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def validate_arguments(args, bc):
             'BF_PROFILE_CFLAGS', 'BF_PROFILE_CCFLAGS', 'BF_PROFILE_CXXFLAGS', 'BF_PROFILE_LINKFLAGS',
             'BF_DEBUG_CFLAGS', 'BF_DEBUG_CCFLAGS', 'BF_DEBUG_CXXFLAGS',
             'C_WARN', 'CC_WARN', 'CXX_WARN',
-            'LLIBS', 'PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS', 'MACOSX_ARCHITECTURE', 'MACOSX_SDK', 'XCODE_CUR_VER',
+            'LLIBS', 'PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS', 'MACOSX_ARCHITECTURE', 'MACOSX_SDK', 'XCODE_CUR_VER', 'MACOSX_COMPILER',
             'BF_CYCLES_CUDA_BINARIES_ARCH', 'BF_PROGRAM_LINKFLAGS', 'MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'
     ]
 
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ def read_opts(env, cfg, args):
         ('MACOSX_SDK', 'Set OS X SDK', ''),
         ('XCODE_CUR_VER', 'Detect XCode version', ''),
         ('MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET', 'Detect OS X target version', ''),
+        ('MACOSX_COMPILER', 'Detect the resolved compiler', ''),
 
         (BoolVariable('BF_PROFILE', 'Add profiling information if true', False)),
         ('BF_PROFILE_CFLAGS', 'C only profiling flags', []),