diff --git a/cmake/introspection.cmake b/cmake/introspection.cmake
index d2257633974..b87f3e59d6d 100644
--- a/cmake/introspection.cmake
+++ b/cmake/introspection.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ include(CheckCXXSymbolExists)
 check_cxx_symbol_exists(O_CLOEXEC "fcntl.h" HAVE_O_CLOEXEC)
 check_cxx_symbol_exists(fdatasync "unistd.h" HAVE_FDATASYNC)
 check_cxx_symbol_exists(fork "unistd.h" HAVE_DECL_FORK)
-check_cxx_symbol_exists(pipe2 "unistd.h" HAVE_DECL_PIPE2)
+if (NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
+  check_cxx_symbol_exists(pipe2 "unistd.h" HAVE_DECL_PIPE2)
+endif()
 check_cxx_symbol_exists(setsid "unistd.h" HAVE_DECL_SETSID)
 
 if(NOT WIN32)
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 854c7e44a5a..d860dc783c4 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ Notable changes
 - #35691 chainparams: delete my DNS seed
 - #35766 p2p: Assume v2transport for addresses from seeds
 
+### Build
+
+- #36218 build: avoid pipe2 on Darwin (for now)
+
 ### Fuzz
 
 - #35679 fuzz: Remove unused DeserializeFromFuzzingInput params overload
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
 
 - ajtowns
 - darosior
+- fanquake
 - Hennadii Stepanov
 - Martin Zumsande
 - sipa