diff --git a/eepromutils/eepdump.c b/eepromutils/eepdump.c
index bc0c5d1..1a75ed6 100644
--- a/eepromutils/eepdump.c
+++ b/eepromutils/eepdump.c
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include <endian.h>
+
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+	#include <endian.h>
+#else
+	#include <libkern/OSByteOrder.h>
+	#define htobe32(x) OSSwapHostToBigInt32(x)
+	#define be32toh(x) OSSwapBigToHostInt32(x)
+#endif
 
 #include "eeptypes.h"
 
diff --git a/eepromutils/eepmake.c b/eepromutils/eepmake.c
index 8cd5369..03531c2 100644
--- a/eepromutils/eepmake.c
+++ b/eepromutils/eepmake.c
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+	#include <endian.h>
+#else
+	#include <libkern/OSByteOrder.h>
+	#define htole32(x) OSSwapHostToLittleInt32(x)
+	#define be32toh(x) OSSwapBigToHostInt32(x)
+#endif
+
 #include "eeptypes.h"
 
 //todo: larger initial mallocs