diff --git a/src/gui.c b/src/gui.c
index 4255607..244dbd5 100644
--- a/src/gui.c
+++ b/src/gui.c
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
 gui_start()
 {
     char_u	*old_term;
-#if defined(UNIX) && !defined(__BEOS__) && !defined(MACOS_X)
+#if defined(UNIX) && !defined(__BEOS__) && !defined(MACOS_X) \
+	&& !defined(__APPLE__)
 # define MAY_FORK
     int		dofork = TRUE;
 #endif