diff --git a/scripts/make_zplugins.sh.in b/scripts/make_zplugins.sh.in
index 5e7ceff..1ab8ae1 100755
--- a/scripts/make_zplugins.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/make_zplugins.sh.in
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $meson_bin build --buildtype=debugoptimized \
 popd
 
 # fedora's lv2_validate is broken
-if [[ "$distro" != "fedora"* ]]; then
+if [[ "$distro" != "fedora"* && "$distro" != "osx"* ]]; then
   ninja -C $private_dir/$inner_dir_name/build test
 fi