diff --git a/lib/common/portability_macros.h b/lib/common/portability_macros.h
index 8fd6ea82d..e50314a78 100644
--- a/lib/common/portability_macros.h
+++ b/lib/common/portability_macros.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 /* Mark the internal assembly functions as hidden  */
 #ifdef __ELF__
 # define ZSTD_HIDE_ASM_FUNCTION(func) .hidden func
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+# define ZSTD_HIDE_ASM_FUNCTION(func) .private_extern func
 #else
 # define ZSTD_HIDE_ASM_FUNCTION(func)
 #endif