diff --git a/apps/backend/Makefile.in b/apps/backend/Makefile.in
index de9fcf8d..cd96971c 100644
--- a/apps/backend/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/backend/Makefile.in
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@ CPPFLAGS       	+= -fPIC
 endif
 SH_SUFFIX	= @SH_SUFFIX@
 LIBSTATIC_SUFFIX = @LIBSTATIC_SUFFIX@
-INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@ 
+
+ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
+INSTALLFLAGS =
+else
+INSTALLFLAGS = @INSTALLFLAGS@
+endif
+
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@
 ifneq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
 LDFLAGS 	+=  -rdynamic -L.
diff --git a/apps/cli/Makefile.in b/apps/cli/Makefile.in
index f334aaac..d67d789d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/cli/Makefile.in
@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ CPPFLAGS  	+= -fPIC
 endif
 SH_SUFFIX	= @SH_SUFFIX@
 LIBSTATIC_SUFFIX = @LIBSTATIC_SUFFIX@
-INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@ 
+
+ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
+INSTALLFLAGS =
+else
+INSTALLFLAGS = @INSTALLFLAGS@
+endif
+
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@	
 ifneq ($(LINKAGE),dynamic)
  # -rdynamic for using -ldl
diff --git a/apps/netconf/Makefile.in b/apps/netconf/Makefile.in
index 43025097..8289b53e 100644
--- a/apps/netconf/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/netconf/Makefile.in
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ top_srcdir  	= @top_srcdir@
 CC		= @CC@
 CFLAGS  	= @CFLAGS@ 
 LINKAGE         = @LINKAGE@
-INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@ 
+
+ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
+INSTALLFLAGS =
+else
+INSTALLFLAGS = @INSTALLFLAGS@
+endif
+
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@
 
 prefix 		= @prefix@
diff --git a/apps/restconf/Makefile.in b/apps/restconf/Makefile.in
index 22c6eea2..58436994 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/restconf/Makefile.in
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ top_srcdir  	= @top_srcdir@
 CC		= @CC@
 CFLAGS  	= @CFLAGS@ 
 LINKAGE         = @LINKAGE@
-INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@ 
+
+ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
+INSTALLFLAGS =
+else
+INSTALLFLAGS = @INSTALLFLAGS@
+endif
+
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@
 
 prefix 		= @prefix@
diff --git a/apps/snmp/Makefile.in b/apps/snmp/Makefile.in
index b39fe187..46d2ec16 100644
--- a/apps/snmp/Makefile.in
+++ b/apps/snmp/Makefile.in
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ top_srcdir  	= @top_srcdir@
 CC		= @CC@
 CFLAGS  	= @CFLAGS@ 
 LINKAGE         = @LINKAGE@
-INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@ 
+
+ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
+INSTALLFLAGS =
+else
+INSTALLFLAGS = @INSTALLFLAGS@
+endif
+
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@
 
 prefix 		= @prefix@
diff --git a/example/main/Makefile.in b/example/main/Makefile.in
index 88b3f356..f9eaf2ef 100644
--- a/example/main/Makefile.in
+++ b/example/main/Makefile.in
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ CLIXON_DEFAULT_CONFIG = @CLIXON_DEFAULT_CONFIG@
 
 CC		= @CC@
 CFLAGS  	= @CFLAGS@ -fPIC
-INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@ 
+
+ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
+INSTALLFLAGS =
+else
+INSTALLFLAGS = @INSTALLFLAGS@
+endif
+
 with_restconf	= @with_restconf@
 
 INCLUDES 	= -I$(includedir) @INCLUDES@ 
diff --git a/lib/src/Makefile.in b/lib/src/Makefile.in
index 66096ce9..fd13b974 100644
--- a/lib/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/src/Makefile.in
@@ -61,7 +61,13 @@ SH_SUFFIX	= @SH_SUFFIX@
 LIBSTATIC_SUFFIX = @LIBSTATIC_SUFFIX@
 INSTALL		= @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_LIB	= @INSTALL@
-INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@
+
+ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
+INSTALLFLAGS =
+else
+INSTALLFLAGS = @INSTALLFLAGS@
+endif
+
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@
 LIBS    	= @LIBS@ 
 
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_netns.c b/lib/src/clixon_netns.c
index 24720694..a1d54b19 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_netns.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_netns.c
@@ -134,12 +134,26 @@ create_socket(struct sockaddr *sa,
 	goto done;
     }
     /* create inet socket */
-    if ((s = socket(sa->sa_family,
-		    SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC | flags,
+
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+    flags = SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC | flags;
+#else
+    flags = SOCK_STREAM | flags;
+#endif
+
+    if ((s = socket(sa->sa_family, flags,
 		    0)) < 0) {
 	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "socket");
 	goto done;
     }
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    if (fcntl(s, O_CLOEXEC)) {
+	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "fcntl");
+	goto done;
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, (void *)&on, sizeof(on)) == -1) {
 	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "setsockopt SO_KEEPALIVE");
 	goto done;
@@ -201,11 +215,30 @@ fork_netns_socket(const char      *netns,
     char        nspath[MAXPATHLEN]; /* Path to namespace file */
     struct stat st;
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    int         sock_flags = SOCK_DGRAM;
+#else
+    int         sock_flags = SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC;
+#endif
+
     clicon_debug(1, "%s %s", __FUNCTION__, netns);
-    if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, sp) < 0){
+    if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, sock_flags, 0, sp) < 0){
 	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "socketpair");
 	goto done;
     }
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    if (fcntl(sp[0], O_CLOEXEC)) {
+	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "fcntl, sp[0]");
+	goto done;
+    }
+
+    if (fcntl(sp[1], O_CLOEXEC)) {
+	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "fcntl, sp[1]");
+	goto done;
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* Check namespace exists */
     sprintf(nspath,"/var/run/netns/%s", netns);	
     if (stat(nspath, &st) < 0){
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_proc.c b/lib/src/clixon_proc.c
index e1e63726..c789fe14 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_proc.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_proc.c
@@ -181,15 +181,34 @@ clixon_proc_socket(char **argv,
     sigfn_t  oldhandler = NULL;
     sigset_t oset;
     int      sig = 0;
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    int         sock_flags = SOCK_DGRAM;
+#else
+    int         sock_flags = SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC;
+#endif
     
     if (argv == NULL){
 	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, EINVAL, "argv is NULL");
 	goto done;
     }
-    if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM|SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0, sp) < 0){
+    if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, sock_flags, 0, sp) < 0){
 	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "socketpair");
 	goto done;
     }
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    if (fcntl(sp[0], O_CLOEXEC)) {
+	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "fcntl, sp[0]");
+	goto done;
+    }
+
+    if (fcntl(sp[1], O_CLOEXEC)) {
+	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "fcntl, sp[1]");
+	goto done;
+    }
+#endif
+
     sigprocmask(0, NULL, &oset);
     set_signal(SIGINT, clixon_proc_sigint, &oldhandler);
     sig++;
diff --git a/util/Makefile.in b/util/Makefile.in
index b716490b..593478d8 100644
--- a/util/Makefile.in
+++ b/util/Makefile.in
@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@ CC		= @CC@
 CFLAGS  	= @CFLAGS@
 INSTALL		= @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_LIB	= @INSTALL@
-INSTALLFLAGS  	= @INSTALLFLAGS@
+
+ifeq ($(HOST_VENDOR),apple)
+INSTALLFLAGS =
+else
+INSTALLFLAGS = @INSTALLFLAGS@
+endif
+
 LDFLAGS 	= @LDFLAGS@
 LIBS    	= @LIBS@
 CPPFLAGS  	= @CPPFLAGS@