diff --git a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-darwin.c b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-darwin.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..176a6f5726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-darwin.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "repository.h"
+#include "fsmonitor-settings.h"
+
+enum fsmonitor_reason fsm_os__incompatible(struct repository *r)
+{
+	return FSMONITOR_REASON_ZERO;
+}
diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 8a7b5dfe9f..8c8dd83b37 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Darwin)
 		endif
 	endif
 	FSMONITOR_DAEMON_BACKEND = darwin
+	FSMONITOR_OS_SETTINGS = darwin
 	BASIC_LDFLAGS += -framework CoreServices
 endif
 ifeq ($(uname_S),SunOS)
diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
index 22d2ad5196..8ed487869a 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ endif()
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
 	add_compile_definitions(HAVE_FSMONITOR_OS_SETTINGS)
 	list(APPEND compat_SOURCES compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-win32.c)
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
+	add_compile_definitions(HAVE_FSMONITOR_OS_SETTINGS)
+	list(APPEND compat_SOURCES compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-darwin.c)
 endif()
 
 set(EXE_EXTENSION ${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})