diff --git a/tests/test-runner.c b/tests/test-runner.c
index 868e1ff5..7a61ecba 100644
--- a/tests/test-runner.c
+++ b/tests/test-runner.c
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ static int timeouts_enabled = 1;
 /* set to one if the output goes to the terminal */
 static int is_atty = 0;
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+extern const struct test __start_test_section __asm("section$start$__RODATA$test_section");
+extern const struct test __stop_test_section __asm("section$end$__RODATA$test_section");
+#else
 extern const struct test __start_test_section, __stop_test_section;
+#endif
 
 static const struct test *
 find_test(const char *name)
diff --git a/tests/test-runner.h b/tests/test-runner.h
index d0734009..2024fa13 100644
--- a/tests/test-runner.h
+++ b/tests/test-runner.h
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#define TEST_SECTION "__RODATA,test_section"
+#else
+#define TEST_SECTION "test_section"
+#endif
+
 struct test {
 	const char *name;
 	void (*run)(void);
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ struct test {
 	static void name(void);						\
 									\
 	const struct test test##name					\
-		 __attribute__ ((used, section ("test_section"))) = {	\
+		 __attribute__ ((used, section (TEST_SECTION))) = {	\
 		#name, name, 0						\
 	};								\
 									\
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ struct test {
 	static void name(void);						\
 									\
 	const struct test test##name					\
-		 __attribute__ ((used, section ("test_section"))) = {	\
+		 __attribute__ ((used, section (TEST_SECTION))) = {	\
 		#name, name, 1						\
 	};								\
 									\