diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d38c8169c..d712c99f0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ endif()
 
 if (APPLE)
     # build macOS File Provider module
-    option(BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE "BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE" ON)
+    option(BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE "BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE" OFF)
 endif()
 
 # When this option is enabled, 5xx errors are not added to the blacklist
diff --git a/NEXTCLOUD.cmake b/NEXTCLOUD.cmake
index b48ba5291..717a34978 100644
--- a/NEXTCLOUD.cmake
+++ b/NEXTCLOUD.cmake
@@ -74,3 +74,7 @@ if(WIN32)
     option( BUILD_WIN_MSI "Build MSI scripts and helper DLL" OFF )
     option( BUILD_WIN_TOOLS "Build Win32 migration tools" OFF )
 endif()
+
+if (APPLE)
+    set( BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE OFF )
+endif()
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 8a9e0e3c5..167f8a90f 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #cmakedefine USE_INOTIFY 1
 #cmakedefine WITH_QTKEYCHAIN 1
 #cmakedefine WITH_CRASHREPORTER
-#cmakedefine BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE 1
+#cmakedefine BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE "@BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE@"
 #cmakedefine WITH_PROVIDERS "@WITH_PROVIDERS@"
 #cmakedefine CRASHREPORTER_EXECUTABLE "@CRASHREPORTER_EXECUTABLE@"
 #define SOCKETAPI_TEAM_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX "@SOCKETAPI_TEAM_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX@"