diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
index 34fad9d126..d729114f33 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -652,7 +652,9 @@ void cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator::WriteLinkStatement()
   std::string postBuildCmdLine = localGen.BuildCommandLine(postBuildCmdLines);
 
   cmNinjaVars symlinkVars;
-  if (targetOutput == targetOutputReal) {
+  bool const symlinkNeeded =
+    (targetOutput != targetOutputReal && !gt.IsFrameworkOnApple());
+  if (!symlinkNeeded) {
     vars["POST_BUILD"] = postBuildCmdLine;
   } else {
     vars["POST_BUILD"] = ":";
@@ -694,7 +696,7 @@ void cmNinjaNormalTargetGenerator::WriteLinkStatement()
                        commandLineLengthLimit, &usedResponseFile);
   this->WriteLinkRule(usedResponseFile);
 
-  if (targetOutput != targetOutputReal && !gt.IsFrameworkOnApple()) {
+  if (symlinkNeeded) {
     if (targetType == cmState::EXECUTABLE) {
       globalGen.WriteBuild(
         this->GetBuildFileStream(),
diff --git a/Tests/Framework/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/Framework/CMakeLists.txt
index 29f9838103..271aaf110d 100644
--- a/Tests/Framework/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/Framework/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ install(TARGETS foo bar
   # duplicate install rules for the pieces of the framework.
 )
 
+# test that framework post-build commands run
+add_custom_command(TARGET foo POST_BUILD COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch foo-post-build)
+add_custom_target(fooCustom ALL COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy foo-post-build foo-custom)
+add_dependencies(fooCustom foo)
+
 # Make a static library and apply the framework properties to it to verify
 # that everything still builds correctly, but it will not actually produce
 # a framework... The framework properties only apply when the library type