diff --git a/sol/compatibility/5.x.x.inl b/sol/compatibility/5.x.x.inl
index 52d8c758..cdd541e8 100644
--- a/sol/compatibility/5.x.x.inl
+++ b/sol/compatibility/5.x.x.inl
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ inline int luaL_fileresult(lua_State *L, int stat, const char *fname) {
     }
     else {
         char buf[1024];
-#if defined(__GLIBC__) || defined(_POSIX_VERSION)
+#if defined(__GLIBC__) || defined(_POSIX_VERSION) || defined(__APPLE__)
         strerror_r(en, buf, 1024);
 #else
         strerror_s(buf, 1024, en);