diff --git a/src/osgDB/FileUtils.cpp b/src/osgDB/FileUtils.cpp
index f5d4b7f3d..384ee5e0e 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/FileUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/FileUtils.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
 
 
 #else // unix
+
+#if defined( __APPLE__ )
+    #define stat64 stat
+#endif
+
     #include <unistd.h>
     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <sys/stat.h>