diff --git a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-listen-darwin.c b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-listen-darwin.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c84e3344ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-listen-darwin.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "fsmonitor.h"
+#include "fsm-listen.h"
+
+int fsm_listen__ctor(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
+void fsm_listen__dtor(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+}
+
+void fsm_listen__stop_async(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+}
+
+void fsm_listen__loop(struct fsmonitor_daemon_state *state)
+{
+}
diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 2a1ff3ea7a..cd33362abb 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),Darwin)
 			MSGFMT = /usr/local/opt/gettext/bin/msgfmt
 		endif
 	endif
+	FSMONITOR_DAEMON_BACKEND = darwin
+	BASIC_LDFLAGS += -framework CoreServices
 endif
 ifeq ($(uname_S),SunOS)
 	NEEDS_SOCKET = YesPlease
diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
index c35836cb61..14b3ba129d 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ endif()
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
 	add_compile_definitions(HAVE_FSMONITOR_DAEMON_BACKEND)
 	list(APPEND compat_SOURCES compat/fsmonitor/fsm-listen-win32.c)
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
+	add_compile_definitions(HAVE_FSMONITOR_DAEMON_BACKEND)
+	list(APPEND compat_SOURCES compat/fsmonitor/fsm-listen-darwin.c)
 endif()
 
 set(EXE_EXTENSION ${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})