diff --git a/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp b/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp
index 49bd0f715..f7ead92f1 100644
--- a/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp
+++ b/llarp/ev_kqueue.hpp
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ namespace llarp
       return -1;
     }
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
     virtual ssize_t
     do_write(void* buf, size_t sz)
     {
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ namespace llarp
       vecs[1].iov_len  = sz;
       return writev(fd, vecs, 2);
     }
+#endif
 
     void
     flush_write()