diff --git a/src/uvw/timer.hpp b/src/uvw/timer.hpp
index 246e474e..fb552ac9 100644
--- a/src/uvw/timer.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/timer.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <uv.h>
-#include "error.h"
+#if not defined(__APPLE__)
+ #include "error.h"
+#endif
 #include "handle.hpp"
 #include "util.hpp"