diff --git a/providers/implementations/rands/seeding/rand_unix.c b/providers/implementations/rands/seeding/rand_unix.c
index 2e6429344c..eab08a8150 100644
--- a/providers/implementations/rands/seeding/rand_unix.c
+++ b/providers/implementations/rands/seeding/rand_unix.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 # include <sys/param.h>
 # include <sys/random.h>
 #endif
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+# include <CommonCrypto/CommonRandom.h>
+#endif
 
 #if (defined(OPENSSL_SYS_UNIX) && !defined(OPENSSL_SYS_VXWORKS)) \
      || defined(__DJGPP__)
@@ -366,6 +369,12 @@ static ssize_t syscall_random(void *buf, size_t buflen)
         if (errno != ENOSYS)
             return -1;
     }
+#    elif defined(__APPLE__)
+
+    if (CCRandomGenerateBytes(buf, buflen) == kCCSuccess)
+	    return (ssize_t)buflen;
+
+    return -1;
 #    else
     union {
         void *p;