diff --git a/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_Config.h b/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_Config.h
index b54a8e399f..e815b87b5a 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_Config.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Networking/AP_Networking_Config.h
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
 
 #ifndef AP_NETWORKING_ENABLED
-#if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__clang__)
-// MacOS can't build lwip, and clang fails on linux
+#if !defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__clang__)
+// clang fails on linux
 #define AP_NETWORKING_ENABLED 0
 #else
 #define AP_NETWORKING_ENABLED ((CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_LINUX) || (CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_SITL))
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Networking/wscript b/libraries/AP_Networking/wscript
index 97554622a7..454a350ba2 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Networking/wscript
+++ b/libraries/AP_Networking/wscript
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ def configure(cfg):
     if not cfg.env.BOARD_CLASS in ['SITL', 'LINUX', 'ChibiOS']:
         return
 
-    # networking doesn't build on MacOSX or clang
-    if platform.system() == 'Darwin' or 'clang++' in cfg.env.COMPILER_CXX:
-        return
+    # networking doesn't build with clang unless using macOS
+    if platform.system() != 'Darwin' and 'clang++' in cfg.env.COMPILER_CXX:
+       return
 
     extra_src = [
         'modules/lwip/src/core/*c',