diff --git a/include/uv/unix.h b/include/uv/unix.h
index a5447ceb..7c972026 100644
--- a/include/uv/unix.h
+++ b/include/uv/unix.h
@@ -509,6 +509,4 @@ typedef struct {
 #define UV_FS_O_SEQUENTIAL    0
 #define UV_FS_O_TEMPORARY     0
 
-#define UV_SPAWN_BUFFER_SIZE (64 * 1024)
-
 #endif /* UV_UNIX_H */
diff --git a/src/unix/process.c b/src/unix/process.c
index a2563f06..beedb128 100644
--- a/src/unix/process.c
+++ b/src/unix/process.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int uv__process_init_stdio(uv_stdio_container_t* container, int fds[2]) {
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     if(ret == 0) {
-      int size = UV_SPAWN_BUFFER_SIZE;
+      int size = 64 * 1024;
       int options[] = {SO_RCVBUF, SO_SNDBUF};
 
       for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
diff --git a/test/test-spawn.c b/test/test-spawn.c
index ab810c67..da459556 100644
--- a/test/test-spawn.c
+++ b/test/test-spawn.c
@@ -608,15 +608,16 @@ TEST_IMPL(spawn_stdin) {
   int recv_fd;
   int send_buf;
   int send_fd;
+  int size = 64 * 1024;
   socklen_t optlen = sizeof(int);
 
   ASSERT_OK(uv_fileno((uv_handle_t*) options.stdio[0].data.stream, &recv_fd));
   ASSERT_OK(getsockopt(recv_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &recv_buf, &optlen));
-  ASSERT_EQ(recv_buf, UV_SPAWN_BUFFER_SIZE);
+  ASSERT_EQ(recv_buf, size);
 
   ASSERT_OK(uv_fileno((uv_handle_t*) options.stdio[1].data.stream, &send_fd));
   ASSERT_OK(getsockopt(send_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &send_buf, &optlen));
-  ASSERT_EQ(send_buf, UV_SPAWN_BUFFER_SIZE);
+  ASSERT_EQ(send_buf, size);
 #endif
   
   buf.base = buffer;