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)