diff --git a/runners/bench_runner.c b/runners/bench_runner.c
index d49f9761..e27c1899 100644
--- a/runners/bench_runner.c
+++ b/runners/bench_runner.c
@@ -123,8 +123,13 @@ typedef struct bench_id {
 
 
 // bench suites are linked into a custom ld section
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+extern struct bench_suite __start__bench_suites __asm("section$start$__DATA$_bench_suites");
+extern struct bench_suite __stop__bench_suites __asm("section$end$__DATA$_bench_suites");
+#else
 extern struct bench_suite __start__bench_suites;
 extern struct bench_suite __stop__bench_suites;
+#endif
 
 const struct bench_suite *bench_suites = &__start__bench_suites;
 #define BENCH_SUITE_COUNT \
diff --git a/runners/test_runner.c b/runners/test_runner.c
index 37cd1e7d..76cb1497 100644
--- a/runners/test_runner.c
+++ b/runners/test_runner.c
@@ -136,8 +136,13 @@ typedef struct test_id {
 
 
 // test suites are linked into a custom ld section
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+extern struct test_suite __start__test_suites __asm("section$start$__DATA$_test_suites");
+extern struct test_suite __stop__test_suites __asm("section$end$__DATA$_test_suites");
+#else
 extern struct test_suite __start__test_suites;
 extern struct test_suite __stop__test_suites;
+#endif
 
 const struct test_suite *test_suites = &__start__test_suites;
 #define TEST_SUITE_COUNT \
diff --git a/scripts/bench.py b/scripts/bench.py
index f22841ea..0ed24825 100755
--- a/scripts/bench.py
+++ b/scripts/bench.py
@@ -404,12 +404,15 @@ def compile(bench_paths, **args):
                         f.writeln()
 
                 # create suite struct
-                #
+                f.writeln('#if defined(__APPLE__)')
+                f.writeln('__attribute__((section("__DATA,_bench_suites")))')
+                f.writeln('#else')
                 # note we place this in the custom bench_suites section with
                 # minimum alignment, otherwise GCC ups the alignment to
                 # 32-bytes for some reason
                 f.writeln('__attribute__((section("_bench_suites"), '
                     'aligned(1)))')
+                f.writeln('#endif')
                 f.writeln('const struct bench_suite __bench__%s__suite = {'
                     % suite.name)
                 f.writeln(4*' '+'.name = "%s",' % suite.name)
diff --git a/scripts/test.py b/scripts/test.py
index e7f78e4c..0b3e68dd 100755
--- a/scripts/test.py
+++ b/scripts/test.py
@@ -412,12 +412,15 @@ def compile(test_paths, **args):
                         f.writeln()
 
                 # create suite struct
-                #
+                f.writeln('#if defined(__APPLE__)')
+                f.writeln('__attribute__((section("__DATA,_test_suites")))')
+                f.writeln('#else')
                 # note we place this in the custom test_suites section with
                 # minimum alignment, otherwise GCC ups the alignment to
                 # 32-bytes for some reason
                 f.writeln('__attribute__((section("_test_suites"), '
                     'aligned(1)))')
+                f.writeln('#endif')
                 f.writeln('const struct test_suite __test__%s__suite = {'
                     % suite.name)
                 f.writeln(4*' '+'.name = "%s",' % suite.name)