diff --git a/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_Config.h b/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_Config.h
index 803b06e1b7..b0f174618f 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_Config.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_Config.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef AP_NETWORKING_ENABLED
-#define AP_NETWORKING_ENABLED ((CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_LINUX) || (CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_SITL))
+#define AP_NETWORKING_ENABLED (((CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_LINUX) || (CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_SITL)) && !defined(__APPLE__))
 #endif
 
 #ifndef AP_NETWORKING_BACKEND_DEFAULT_ENABLED
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_PPP.cpp b/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_PPP.cpp
index b906743020..b5437de9e4 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_PPP.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_PPP.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ uint32_t AP_Networking_PPP::ppp_output_cb(ppp_pcb *pcb, const void *data, uint32
     uint32_t remaining = len;
     const uint8_t *ptr = (const uint8_t *)data;
     while (remaining > 0) {
-        auto n = driver.uart->write(ptr, remaining);
+        const auto n = driver.uart->write(ptr, remaining);
         if (n > 0) {
             remaining -= n;
             ptr += n;
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Networking/wscript b/libraries/AP_Networking/wscript
index e1ed0c9af2..f48864d3cc 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Networking/wscript
+++ b/libraries/AP_Networking/wscript
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import pathlib
 
 
 def configure(cfg):
+
+    if not cfg.env.BOARD_CLASS in ['SITL', 'LINUX', 'ChibiOS']:
+        return
+
     extra_src = [
         'modules/lwip/src/core/*c',
         'modules/lwip/src/core/ipv4/*c',