diff --git a/intern/elbeem/CMakeLists.txt b/intern/elbeem/CMakeLists.txt
index e541d334086..b59554e5709 100644
--- a/intern/elbeem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/intern/elbeem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ IF(WINDOWS)
 		ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DUSE_MSVC6FIXES)
 ENDIF(WINDOWS)
 
-IF(WITH_OPENMP)
+IF(WITH_OPENMP AND NOT APPLE)
 		ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DPARALLEL=1)
-ENDIF(WITH_OPENMP)
+ENDIF(WITH_OPENMP AND NOT APPLE)
 
 BLENDERLIB_NOLIST(bf_elbeem "${SRC}" "${INC}")
 #, libtype='blender', priority=0 )
diff --git a/intern/elbeem/SConscript b/intern/elbeem/SConscript
index 0900ab1db5c..ef411d0eb03 100644
--- a/intern/elbeem/SConscript
+++ b/intern/elbeem/SConscript
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ sources = env.Glob('intern/*.cpp')
 defs = 'NOGUI ELBEEM_BLENDER=1'
 
 if env['WITH_BF_OPENMP']:
-    defs += ' PARALLEL'
+    if env['OURPLATFORM'] != 'darwin':
+        defs += ' PARALLEL'
 
 if env['OURPLATFORM'] in ('win32-vc', 'win64-vc'):
     defs += ' USE_MSVC6FIXES'