diff --git a/compiler.h b/compiler.h
index 58865d6..55d7d74 100644
--- a/compiler.h
+++ b/compiler.h
@@ -50,8 +50,15 @@
 #   define __printf__ __gnu_printf__
 #  endif
 # endif
-# define QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(newname, oldname) \
+# if defined(__APPLE__)
+#  define QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(newname, oldname) \
+        static typeof(oldname) weak_##newname __attribute__((unused, weakref(#oldname)))
+#  define QEMU_WEAK_REF(newname, oldname) (weak_##newname ? weak_##newname : oldname)
+# else
+#  define QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(newname, oldname) \
         typeof(oldname) newname __attribute__((weak, alias (#oldname)))
+#  define QEMU_WEAK_REF(newname, oldname) newname
+# endif
 #else
 #define GCC_ATTR /**/
 #define GCC_FMT_ATTR(n, m)
diff --git a/osdep.c b/osdep.c
index a87d4a4..2f7a491 100644
--- a/osdep.c
+++ b/osdep.c
@@ -54,6 +54,38 @@
 
 static const char *qemu_version = QEMU_VERSION;
 
+static int default_fdset_get_fd(int64_t fdset_id, int flags)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(monitor_fdset_get_fd, default_fdset_get_fd);
+#define monitor_fdset_get_fd \
+    QEMU_WEAK_REF(monitor_fdset_get_fd, default_fdset_get_fd)
+
+static int default_fdset_dup_fd_add(int64_t fdset_id, int dup_fd)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(monitor_fdset_dup_fd_add, default_fdset_dup_fd_add);
+#define monitor_fdset_dup_fd_add \
+    QEMU_WEAK_REF(monitor_fdset_dup_fd_add, default_fdset_dup_fd_add)
+
+static int default_fdset_dup_fd_remove(int dup_fd)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(monitor_fdset_dup_fd_remove, default_fdset_dup_fd_remove);
+#define monitor_fdset_dup_fd_remove \
+    QEMU_WEAK_REF(monitor_fdset_dup_fd_remove, default_fdset_dup_fd_remove)
+
+static int default_fdset_dup_fd_find(int dup_fd)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(monitor_fdset_dup_fd_find, default_fdset_dup_fd_find);
+#define monitor_fdset_dup_fd_find \
+    QEMU_WEAK_REF(monitor_fdset_dup_fd_remove, default_fdset_dup_fd_find)
+
 int socket_set_cork(int fd, int v)
 {
 #if defined(SOL_TCP) && defined(TCP_CORK)
@@ -400,27 +432,3 @@
     return fips_enabled;
 }
 
-
-static int default_fdset_get_fd(int64_t fdset_id, int flags)
-{
-    return -1;
-}
-QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(monitor_fdset_get_fd, default_fdset_get_fd);
-
-static int default_fdset_dup_fd_add(int64_t fdset_id, int dup_fd)
-{
-    return -1;
-}
-QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(monitor_fdset_dup_fd_add, default_fdset_dup_fd_add);
-
-static int default_fdset_dup_fd_remove(int dup_fd)
-{
-    return -1;
-}
-QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(monitor_fdset_dup_fd_remove, default_fdset_dup_fd_remove);
-
-static int default_fdset_dup_fd_find(int dup_fd)
-{
-    return -1;
-}
-QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(monitor_fdset_dup_fd_find, default_fdset_dup_fd_find);
diff --git a/oslib-win32.c b/oslib-win32.c
index 9ca83df..326a2bd 100644
--- a/oslib-win32.c
+++ b/oslib-win32.c
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qemu_socket.h"
 
+static void default_qemu_fd_register(int fd)
+{
+}
+QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(qemu_fd_register, default_qemu_fd_register);
+#define qemu_fd_register \
+    QEMU_WEAK_REF(qemu_fd_register, default_qemu_fd_register)
+
 void *qemu_oom_check(void *ptr)
 {
     if (ptr == NULL) {
@@ -150,8 +157,3 @@
 {
     return GetCurrentThreadId();
 }
-
-static void default_qemu_fd_register(int fd)
-{
-}
-QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(qemu_fd_register, default_qemu_fd_register);
diff --git a/qemu-sockets.c b/qemu-sockets.c
index f2a6371..abcd791 100644
--- a/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -61,6 +61,28 @@
     },
 };
 
+static int default_monitor_get_fd(Monitor *mon, const char *name, Error **errp)
+{
+    error_setg(errp, "only QEMU supports file descriptor passing");
+    return -1;
+}
+QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(monitor_get_fd, default_monitor_get_fd);
+#define monitor_get_fd \
+    QEMU_WEAK_REF(monitor_get_fd, default_monitor_get_fd)
+
+static int default_qemu_set_fd_handler2(int fd,
+                                        IOCanReadHandler *fd_read_poll,
+                                        IOHandler *fd_read,
+                                        IOHandler *fd_write,
+                                        void *opaque)
+
+{
+    abort();
+}
+QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(qemu_set_fd_handler2, default_qemu_set_fd_handler2);
+#define qemu_set_fd_handler2 \
+    QEMU_WEAK_REF(qemu_set_fd_handler2, default_qemu_set_fd_handler2)
+
 static int inet_getport(struct addrinfo *e)
 {
     struct sockaddr_in *i4;
@@ -967,21 +989,3 @@
 #endif
     return 0;
 }
-
-static int default_monitor_get_fd(Monitor *mon, const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    error_setg(errp, "only QEMU supports file descriptor passing");
-    return -1;
-}
-QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(monitor_get_fd, default_monitor_get_fd);
-
-static int default_qemu_set_fd_handler2(int fd,
-                                        IOCanReadHandler *fd_read_poll,
-                                        IOHandler *fd_read,
-                                        IOHandler *fd_write,
-                                        void *opaque)
-
-{
-    abort();
-}
-QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(qemu_set_fd_handler2, default_qemu_set_fd_handler2);
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index 638888a..13e83a5 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 QEMU_WEAK_ALIAS(arch_query_cpu_definitions, default_arch_query_cpu_definitions);
+#define arch_query_cpu_definitions \
+    QEMU_WEAK_REF(arch_query_cpu_definitions, default_arch_query_cpu_definitions)
 
 CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
 {