diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1041401074..b97657ffd0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -438,8 +438,8 @@ endif (APPLE)
 
 # Other files
 
-configure_resource_file(${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/files/settings-default.cfg
-    "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}" "settings-default.cfg")
+pack_resource_file(${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/files/settings-default.cfg
+    "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}" "defaults.bin")
 
 configure_resource_file(${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/files/openmw.appdata.xml
     "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}" "openmw.appdata.xml")
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ elseif(NOT APPLE)
         INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md" DESTINATION "." RENAME "README.txt")
         INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE" DESTINATION "." RENAME "LICENSE.txt")
         INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/files/mygui/DejaVuFontLicense.txt" DESTINATION ".")
-        INSTALL(FILES "${INSTALL_SOURCE}/settings-default.cfg" DESTINATION ".")
+        INSTALL(FILES "${INSTALL_SOURCE}/defaults.bin" DESTINATION ".")
         INSTALL(FILES "${INSTALL_SOURCE}/gamecontrollerdb.txt" DESTINATION ".")
 
         INSTALL(DIRECTORY "${INSTALL_SOURCE}/resources" DESTINATION ".")
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ elseif(NOT APPLE)
         ENDIF(BUILD_OPENCS)
 
         # Install global configuration files
-        INSTALL(FILES "${INSTALL_SOURCE}/settings-default.cfg" DESTINATION "${SYSCONFDIR}" COMPONENT "openmw")
+        INSTALL(FILES "${INSTALL_SOURCE}/defaults.bin" DESTINATION "${SYSCONFDIR}" COMPONENT "openmw")
         INSTALL(FILES "${INSTALL_SOURCE}/openmw.cfg.install" DESTINATION "${SYSCONFDIR}" RENAME "openmw.cfg" COMPONENT "openmw")
         INSTALL(FILES "${INSTALL_SOURCE}/resources/version" DESTINATION "${SYSCONFDIR}" COMPONENT "openmw")
         INSTALL(FILES "${INSTALL_SOURCE}/gamecontrollerdb.txt" DESTINATION "${SYSCONFDIR}" COMPONENT "openmw")
diff --git a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e5bb8a9f6..3fb762d305 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ if(APPLE)
 
     add_subdirectory(../../files/ ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/files)
 
-    configure_file("${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/settings-default.cfg" ${BUNDLE_RESOURCES_DIR} COPYONLY)
+    configure_file("${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/defaults.bin" ${BUNDLE_RESOURCES_DIR} COPYONLY)
     configure_file("${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/openmw.cfg" ${BUNDLE_RESOURCES_DIR} COPYONLY)
     configure_file("${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/gamecontrollerdb.txt" ${BUNDLE_RESOURCES_DIR} COPYONLY)
 
diff --git a/cmake/OpenMWMacros.cmake b/cmake/OpenMWMacros.cmake
index 2408cae2bd..1621a08cfd 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenMWMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenMWMacros.cmake
@@ -199,6 +199,18 @@ macro (configure_resource_file source_path destination_dir_base dest_path_relati
 	endif (multi_config)
 endmacro (configure_resource_file)
 
+macro (pack_resource_file source_path destination_dir_base dest_path_relative)
+    get_generator_is_multi_config(multi_config)
+    if (multi_config)
+        foreach(cfgtype ${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES})
+            execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} "-DINPUT_FILE=${source_path}" "-DOUTPUT_FILE=${destination_dir_base}/${cfgtype}/${dest_path_relative}" -P "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/base64.cmake")
+        endforeach(cfgtype)
+    else (multi_config)
+        execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} "-DINPUT_FILE=${source_path}" "-DOUTPUT_FILE=${destination_dir_base}/${dest_path_relative}" -P "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/base64.cmake")
+    endif (multi_config)
+    set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY CMAKE_CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${source_path}")
+endmacro (pack_resource_file)
+
 macro (copy_all_resource_files source_dir destination_dir_base destination_dir_relative files)
 	foreach (f ${files})
 		get_filename_component(filename ${f} NAME)