diff --git a/source/linux/network/uthernet2.cpp b/source/linux/network/uthernet2.cpp
index 0cf21fd8..bdfb2abb 100644
--- a/source/linux/network/uthernet2.cpp
+++ b/source/linux/network/uthernet2.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,20 @@
 #include "linux/network/uthernet2.h"
 
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 
+// fix SOCK_NONBLOCK for e.g. macOS
+#ifndef SOCK_NONBLOCK
+// DISCALIMER
+// totally untested, use at your own risk
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#define SOCK_NONBLOCK O_NONBLOCK
+#endif
+
 #define MAX_RXLENGTH 1518
 
 // #define U2_LOG_VERBOSE