diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@
 #--------------------------------------
 # Find uuid
 if (MSVC)
   message (STATUS "UUID: Using Windows RPC UuidCreate function\n")
+elseif (APPLE)
+  message (STATUS "Use system uuid header")
 else()
   gz_find_package(UUID REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:protobuf::libprotobuf,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:CPPZMQ::CPPZMQ,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
 
 # Windows system library provides UUID
-if (NOT MSVC)
+if (NOT MSVC AND NOT APPLE)
   target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
     PUBLIC
       UUID::UUID
   )