diff --git a/src/nodeinfo.c b/src/nodeinfo.c
index 320d8f8865..7229734452 100644
--- a/src/nodeinfo.c
+++ b/src/nodeinfo.c
@@ -1056,8 +1056,8 @@ nodeGetCPUCount(void)
 
     VIR_FREE(cpupath);
     return ncpu;
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
-    return freebsdNodeGetCPUCount();
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__APPLE__)
+    return appleFreebsdNodeGetCPUCount();
 #else
     virReportError(VIR_ERR_NO_SUPPORT, "%s",
                    _("host cpu counting not implemented on this platform"));