diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f2382dcb..59a3b34f8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ if(MSVC_TOOLSET_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 142 AND ARCH STREQUAL "arm64")
 	endif()
 endif()
 
-# HACK: MinGW does not have `timespec_get`
+# HACK: MinGW and macOS <10.15 does not have `timespec_get`
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
 check_symbol_exists(timespec_get time.h HAS_TIMESPEC_GET)
 if(HAS_TIMESPEC_GET)
diff --git a/src/thread.c b/src/thread.c
index 8dd321c88..d95c337d1 100644
--- a/src/thread.c
+++ b/src/thread.c
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 #include <86box/86box.h>
 #include <86box/plat.h>
 
-#ifndef HAS_TIMESPEC_GET
-# define timespec_get(ts, _)	clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, ts)
-#endif
-
 
 typedef struct event_pthread_t
 {
@@ -105,7 +101,11 @@ thread_wait_event(event_t *handle, int timeout)
     event_pthread_t *event = (event_pthread_t *)handle;
     struct timespec abstime;
 
+#ifdef HAS_TIMESPEC_GET
     timespec_get(&abstime, TIME_UTC);
+#else
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &abstime);
+#endif
     abstime.tv_nsec += (timeout % 1000) * 1000000;
     abstime.tv_sec += (timeout / 1000);
     if (abstime.tv_nsec > 1000000000) {