diff --git a/core/logger/redirectStderrDarwin.go b/core/logger/redirectStderrDarwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7fba6f64a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/logger/redirectStderrDarwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//+build darwin
+
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// redirectStderr redirects the output of the stderr to the file passed in
+func redirectStderr(f *os.File) error {
+	err := syscall.Dup2(int(f.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/core/logger/redirectStderrLinux.go b/core/logger/redirectStderrLinux.go
index 7aed514fd69..7316f8c3827 100644
--- a/core/logger/redirectStderrLinux.go
+++ b/core/logger/redirectStderrLinux.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//+build linux darwin
+//+build linux
 
 package logger