diff --git a/src/profiling/SocketProfilingConnection.hpp b/src/profiling/SocketProfilingConnection.hpp
index 259ee13..a646c03 100644
--- a/src/profiling/SocketProfilingConnection.hpp
+++ b/src/profiling/SocketProfilingConnection.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Copyright © 2019 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright © 2019 Arm Ltd and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 //
 
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@
     // Read a full packet from the socket.
     Packet ReceivePacket();
 
+#ifndef __APPLE__
     // To indicate we want to use an abstract UDS ensure the first character of the address is 0.
     const char* m_GatorNamespace = "\0gatord_namespace";
+#else
+    // MACOSX does not support abstract UDS
+    const char* m_GatorNamespace = "/tmp/gatord_namespace";
+#endif
     armnnUtils::Sockets::PollFd m_Socket[1]{};
 };