diff --git a/src/llvm_state.cpp b/src/llvm_state.cpp
index af5fc6d6d..8d4f45ff8 100644
--- a/src/llvm_state.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_state.cpp
@@ -293,7 +293,11 @@ llvm::orc::JITTargetMachineBuilder create_jit_tmb(unsigned opt_level, code_model
 #if defined(HEYOKA_ARCH_X86)
         code_model::small, code_model::kernel, code_model::medium, code_model::large
 #elif defined(HEYOKA_ARCH_ARM)
-        code_model::tiny, code_model::small, code_model::large
+    // NOTE: tiny code model not supported on OSX.
+#if !defined(__APPLE__)
+        code_model::tiny,
+#endif
+        code_model::small, code_model::large
 #elif defined(HEYOKA_ARCH_PPC)
         code_model::small, code_model::medium, code_model::large
 #else
diff --git a/test/llvm_state.cpp b/test/llvm_state.cpp
index 821524df3..8acd5929e 100644
--- a/test/llvm_state.cpp
+++ b/test/llvm_state.cpp
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ TEST_CASE("code model")
         REQUIRE(oss.str() == "small");
     }
 
-    // code_model::tiny not supported on x86 or ppc.
-#if defined(HEYOKA_ARCH_X86) || defined(HEYOKA_ARCH_PPC)
+    // code_model::tiny not supported on x86 or ppc or OSX
+#if defined(HEYOKA_ARCH_X86) || defined(HEYOKA_ARCH_PPC) || defined(__APPLE__)
 
     {
         std::ostringstream oss;