diff --git a/net/tap-bsd.c b/net/tap-bsd.c
index 3513075..959939e 100644
--- a/net/tap-bsd.c
+++ b/net/tap-bsd.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int tap_open(char *ifname, int ifname_size, int *vnet_hdr, int vnet_hdr_required
     char *dev;
     struct stat s;
 
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__) || defined(__APPLE__)
     /* if no ifname is given, always start the search from tap0. */
     int i;
     char dname[100];