diff --git a/include/villas/nodes/iec61850.h b/include/villas/nodes/iec61850.h
index 9f7944b4b..349549ffa 100644
--- a/include/villas/nodes/iec61850.h
+++ b/include/villas/nodes/iec61850.h
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+  #include <net/ethernet.h>
+#else
+  #include <netinet/ether.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <libiec61850/hal_ethernet.h>
 #include <libiec61850/goose_receiver.h>
 #include <libiec61850/sv_subscriber.h>
diff --git a/lib/nodes/iec61850.c b/lib/nodes/iec61850.c
index c14a5a21b..b6aae1706 100644
--- a/lib/nodes/iec61850.c
+++ b/lib/nodes/iec61850.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <netinet/ether.h>
 
 #include "villas/nodes/iec61850_sv.h"
 #include "villas/plugin.h"
diff --git a/lib/nodes/iec61850_sv.c b/lib/nodes/iec61850_sv.c
index 70c91efca..13699049e 100644
--- a/lib/nodes/iec61850_sv.c
+++ b/lib/nodes/iec61850_sv.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <netinet/ether.h>
 
 #include "villas/nodes/iec61850_sv.h"
 #include "villas/plugin.h"
@@ -166,8 +165,14 @@ int iec61850_sv_parse(struct node *n, json_t *json)
 	if (interface)
 		i->interface = strdup(interface);
 
-	if (dst_address)
+	if (dst_address) {
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+		struct ether_addr *ether = ether_aton(dst_address);
+		memcpy(&i->dst_address, ether, sizeof(struct ether_addr));
+#else
 		ether_aton_r(dst_address, &i->dst_address);
+#endif
+	}
 
 	if (json_pub) {
 		i->publisher.enabled = true;