diff --git a/home/dotfiles/profile b/home/dotfiles/profile
index fd6aeae..efc7018 100644
--- a/home/dotfiles/profile
+++ b/home/dotfiles/profile
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ PROFILE_IBUS=${PROFILE_IBUS:-$(when_binary_available ibus)}
 PROFILE_KEYCHAIN=${PROFILE_KEYCHAIN:-0}
 PROFILE_NANO=${PROFILE_NANO:-$(when_binary_available nano)}
 PROFILE_NANO_EXPLICIT_WIDE=${PROFILE_NANO_EXPLICIT_WIDE:-0}
-PROFILE_NO_BEEPS=${PROFILE_NO_BEEPS:-$(when_binary_available xset)}
+PROFILE_NO_BEEPS=${PROFILE_NO_BEEPS:-$([ "$(uname -s)" != "Darwin" ] && when_binary_available xset)}
 PROFILE_NODE=${PROFILE_NODE:-$(when_binary_available node)}
 PROFILE_PRINT_REBOOT_REQUIRED=${PROFILE_PRINT_REBOOT_REQUIRED:-0} # hacky, see below
 PROFILE_RUBY=${PROFILE_RUBY:-$(when_binary_available ruby)}