diff --git a/src/sdl/hardware.cpp b/src/sdl/hardware.cpp
index 49730802b..ee907e601 100644
--- a/src/sdl/hardware.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/hardware.cpp
@@ -190,10 +190,11 @@ void I_ClosestResolution (int *width, int *height, int bits)
 // Pass a negative value for the limit to use the value of vid_maxfps.
 //
 //==========================================================================
-
+
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, vid_maxfps);
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_capfps);
-
+
+#ifndef __APPLE__
 Semaphore FPSLimitSemaphore;
 
 static void FPSLimitNotify(sigval val)
@@ -244,7 +245,14 @@ void I_SetFPSLimit(int limit)
 			Printf("Failed to set FPS limitter timer\n");
 		DPrintf("FPS timer set to %u ms\n", (unsigned int) period.it_interval.tv_nsec / 1000000);
 	}
-}
+}
+#else
+// So Apple doesn't support POSIX timers and I can't find a good substitute short of
+// having Objective-C Cocoa events or something like that.
+void I_SetFPSLimit(int limit)
+{
+}
+#endif
 
 CUSTOM_CVAR (Int, vid_maxfps, 200, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 {
diff --git a/src/sdl/hardware.h b/src/sdl/hardware.h
index 86f3bd242..04d02c9bf 100644
--- a/src/sdl/hardware.h
+++ b/src/sdl/hardware.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ typedef semaphore_t Semaphore;
 #define SEMAPHORE_WAIT(sem) \
 	while(semaphore_wait(sem) != KERN_SUCCESS){}
 #define SEMAPHORE_SIGNAL(sem) \
-	semaphore_signal(sem)
+	semaphore_signal(sem);
 #define SEMAPHORE_INIT(sem, shared, value) \
 	semaphore_create(mach_task_self(), &sem, shared, value);
 #else
diff --git a/src/sdl/sdlvideo.cpp b/src/sdl/sdlvideo.cpp
index f0a324565..cba5c4cf7 100644
--- a/src/sdl/sdlvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/sdlvideo.cpp
@@ -374,11 +374,13 @@ void SDLFB::Update ()
 	}
 
 	DrawRateStuff ();
-
+
+#ifndef __APPLE__
 	if(vid_maxfps)
 	{
 		SEMAPHORE_WAIT(FPSLimitSemaphore)
-	}
+	}
+#endif
 
 	Buffer = NULL;
 	LockCount = 0;