diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 8d5a5ef8..4ff5b43a 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -1290,7 +1290,8 @@
                 if [ -n "${STATBINARY}" ]; then
 
                     case ${OS} in
-                        *BSD)
+                        *BSD | "macOS")
+                            # BSD and macOS have no --format, only short notation
                             DATA=$(${STATBINARY} -f "%OLp" ${CHECKFILE})
                         ;;
                         *)