diff --git a/lib/V8/v8-environment.cpp b/lib/V8/v8-environment.cpp
index 7fa88a9f26..2894c89716 100644
--- a/lib/V8/v8-environment.cpp
+++ b/lib/V8/v8-environment.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include "Basics/win-utils.h"
 #else
-extern char **environ;
-#endif
 
 #include "v8-utils.h"
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <crt_externs.h>
+#define environ (*_NSGetEnviron())
+#elif !defined(_MSC_VER)
+extern char **environ;
+#endif
+#endif
 
 
 static void EnvGetter(v8::Local<v8::String> property,