diff --git a/tests/unit/test-io-channel-command.c b/tests/unit/test-io-channel-command.c
index 425e2f5594..04b75ab3b4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-io-channel-command.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-io-channel-command.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 static char *socat = NULL;
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(CONFIG_DARWIN)
 static void test_io_channel_command_fifo(bool async)
 {
     g_autofree gchar *tmpdir = g_dir_make_tmp("qemu-test-io-channel.XXXXXX", NULL);
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     socat = g_find_program_in_path("socat");
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(CONFIG_DARWIN)
     g_test_add_func("/io/channel/command/fifo/sync",
                     test_io_channel_command_fifo_sync);
     g_test_add_func("/io/channel/command/fifo/async",