diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e53bd0e..6305384 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -51,14 +51,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         brew update
         brew install pkg-config ninja glew lz4 libjpeg libpng lzo qt boost libusb libmypaint ccache
-        # temp workaround to brew installed glew cmake info overriding glew lib detection
-        # which causes compiling issues later
-        if [ -L /usr/local/lib/cmake/glew ]
-        then
-          echo "Symbolic link '/usr/local/lib/cmake/glew' detected. Removing to avoid glew lib detection issue!"
-          ls -l /usr/local/lib/cmake/glew
-          rm /usr/local/lib/cmake/glew
-        fi
 
     - uses: actions/cache@v1
       with:
diff --git a/ci-scripts/osx/travis-install.sh b/ci-scripts/osx/travis-install.sh
index 0fe7be5..6ae7ca2 100755
--- a/ci-scripts/osx/travis-install.sh
+++ b/ci-scripts/osx/travis-install.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,3 @@ brew install clang-format
 # from Homebrew 1.6.0 the old formula for obtaining Qt5.9.2 becomes invalid.
 # so we start to use the latest version of Qt. (#1910)
 brew install qt
-# temp workaround to brew installed glew cmake info overriding glew lib detection
-# which causes compiling issues later
-if [ -L /usr/local/lib/cmake/glew ]
-then
-   echo "Symbolic link '/usr/local/lib/cmake/glew' detected. Removing to avoid glew lib detection issue!"
-   ls -l /usr/local/lib/cmake/glew
-   rm /usr/local/lib/cmake/glew
-fi
diff --git a/toonz/sources/CMakeLists.txt b/toonz/sources/CMakeLists.txt
index e0ac08b..13d0047 100644
--- a/toonz/sources/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/toonz/sources/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -381,7 +381,11 @@ elseif(BUILD_ENV_APPLE)
     if(GLEW-NOTFOUND)
         pkg_check_modules(GLEW REQUIRED glew)
     endif()
-    set(GLEW_LIB ${GLEW_LIBRARIES})
+    if (TARGET GLEW::GLEW)
+      set(GLEW_LIB GLEW::GLEW)
+    else()
+      set(GLEW_LIB ${GLEW_LIBRARIES})
+    endif()
 
     pkg_check_modules(LZ4_LIB REQUIRED liblz4)