diff --git a/src/socket_poller.cpp b/src/socket_poller.cpp
index a460b548..3bda68e2 100644
--- a/src/socket_poller.cpp
+++ b/src/socket_poller.cpp
@@ -553,6 +553,10 @@ int zmq::socket_poller_t::wait (zmq::socket_poller_t::event_t *events_,
 #elif defined ZMQ_HAVE_ANDROID
         usleep (timeout_ * 1000);
         return -1;
+#elif defined ZMQ_HAVE_OSX
+        usleep (timeout_ * 1000);
+        errno = EAGAIN;
+        return -1;
 #else
         usleep (timeout_ * 1000);
         return -1;