diff --git a/src/util/virprocess.c b/src/util/virprocess.c
index 806e7f98da..486123a292 100644
--- a/src/util/virprocess.c
+++ b/src/util/virprocess.c
@@ -61,44 +61,48 @@
 
 VIR_LOG_INIT("util.process");
 
+#ifdef __linux__
 /*
  * Workaround older glibc. While kernel may support the setns
  * syscall, the glibc wrapper might not exist. If that's the
  * case, use our own.
  */
-#ifndef __NR_setns
-# if defined(__x86_64__)
-#  define __NR_setns 308
-# elif defined(__i386__)
-#  define __NR_setns 346
-# elif defined(__arm__)
-#  define __NR_setns 375
-# elif defined(__aarch64__)
-#  define __NR_setns 375
-# elif defined(__powerpc__)
-#  define __NR_setns 350
-# elif defined(__s390__)
-#  define __NR_setns 339
+# ifndef __NR_setns
+#  if defined(__x86_64__)
+#   define __NR_setns 308
+#  elif defined(__i386__)
+#   define __NR_setns 346
+#  elif defined(__arm__)
+#   define __NR_setns 375
+#  elif defined(__aarch64__)
+#   define __NR_setns 375
+#  elif defined(__powerpc__)
+#   define __NR_setns 350
+#  elif defined(__s390__)
+#   define __NR_setns 339
+#  endif
 # endif
-#endif
 
-#ifndef HAVE_SETNS
-# if defined(__NR_setns) && !defined(WIN32)
-#  include <sys/syscall.h>
+# ifndef HAVE_SETNS
+#  if defined(__NR_setns)
+#   include <sys/syscall.h>
 
 static inline int setns(int fd, int nstype)
 {
     return syscall(__NR_setns, fd, nstype);
 }
-# else /* __NR_setns && !WIN32 */
+#  else /* !__NR_setns */
+#   error Please determine the syscall number for setns on your architecture
+#  endif
+# endif
+#else /* !__linux__ */
 static inline int setns(int fd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, int nstype ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
     virReportSystemError(ENOSYS, "%s",
                          _("Namespaces are not supported on this platform."));
     return -1;
 }
-# endif /* __NR_setns && !WIN32 */
-#endif /* HAVE_SETNS */
+#endif
 
 /**
  * virProcessTranslateStatus: