diff --git a/.travis/build-ubuntu-14-04.sh b/.travis/build-ubuntu-14-04.sh
index 7e0d7fc19..763770974 100755
--- a/.travis/build-ubuntu-14-04.sh
+++ b/.travis/build-ubuntu-14-04.sh
@@ -151,12 +151,12 @@ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PWD/libs/lib/pkgconfig"
 
 # first build qTox without support for optional dependencies
 echo '*** BUILDING "MINIMAL" VERSION ***'
-qmake qtox.pro QMAKE_CC="$CC" QMAKE_CXX="$CXX" ENABLE_SYSTRAY_STATUSNOTIFIER_BACKEND=NO ENABLE_SYSTRAY_GTK_BACKEND=NO DISABLE_PLATFORM_EXT=YES SMILEYS=DISABLED
+cmake . -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="$CC" -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="$CXX" -DENABLE_SYSTRAY_STATUSNOTIFIER_BACKEND=NO -DENABLE_SYSTRAY_GTK_BACKEND=NO -DDISABLE_PLATFORM_EXT=YES -DSMILEYS=DISABLED
 # ↓ reduce if build fails with OOM
 make -j$(nproc)
 # clean it up, and build normal version
 make clean
 echo '*** BUILDING "FULL" VERSION ***'
-qmake qtox.pro QMAKE_CC="$CC" QMAKE_CXX="$CXX"
+cmake . -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="$CC" -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="$CXX"
 # ↓ reduce if build fails with OOM
 make -j$(nproc)
diff --git a/osx/qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh b/osx/qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh
index 751529ff1..7d1302757 100755
--- a/osx/qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh
+++ b/osx/qTox-Mac-Deployer-ULTIMATE.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ QT_DIR="/usr/local/Cellar/qt5" # Folder name of QT install
 QT_VER=($(ls ${QT_DIR} | sed -n -e 's/^\([0-9]*\.([0-9]*\.([0-9]*\).*/\1/' -e '1p;$p'))
 QT_DIR_VER="${QT_DIR}/${QT_VER[1]}"
 
-QMAKE="${QT_DIR_VER}/bin/qmake" # Don't change
 MACDEPLOYQT="${QT_DIR_VER}/bin/macdeployqt" # Don't change
 
 TOXCORE_DIR="${MAIN_DIR}/toxcore" # Change to Git location
@@ -226,8 +225,8 @@ build() {
     mkdir $BUILD_DIR
     cd $BUILD_DIR
     fcho "Now working in ${PWD}"
-    fcho "Starting qmake ... "
-    $QMAKE $QTOX_DIR/qtox.pro
+    fcho "Starting cmake ... "
+    cmake $QTOX_DIR
     make
 }
 
diff --git a/simple_make.sh b/simple_make.sh
index b11a929c6..2eef6bf49 100755
--- a/simple_make.sh
+++ b/simple_make.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ apt_install() {
         qt5-default
         qt5-qmake
         qttools5-dev-tools
+        cmake
     )
 
     local codename=$(lsb_release -c -s)
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ zypper_install() {
         patterns-openSUSE-devel_basis
         qrencode-devel
         sqlcipher-devel
+        cmake
     )
     sudo zypper in "${zypper_packages[@]}"
 }
@@ -157,11 +159,7 @@ main() {
     fi
 
     ./bootstrap.sh
-    if [ -e /etc/redhat-release -o -e /etc/zypp ]; then
-        qmake-qt5
-    else
-        qmake
-    fi
+    cmake .
     make -j$(nproc)
 }
 main