diff --git a/Modules/_tkinter.c b/Modules/_tkinter.c
index ceac18bbb8f..f20a1effdf2 100644
--- a/Modules/_tkinter.c
+++ b/Modules/_tkinter.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ Copyright (C) 1994 Steen Lumholt.
 #include <Menus.h>
 #endif
 
-#if !(defined(MS_WINDOWS) || defined(__CYGWIN__))
+#if !(defined(MS_WINDOWS) || defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(macintosh))
+/* Mac has it, but it doesn't really work:-( */
 #define HAVE_CREATEFILEHANDLER
 #endif