diff --git a/test/tools_test.cpp b/test/tools_test.cpp
index a919e79e..9a08862a 100644
--- a/test/tools_test.cpp
+++ b/test/tools_test.cpp
@@ -1057,12 +1057,15 @@ TEST_P(tools_test, end_to_end) {
 #endif
     };
 
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+    // macFUSE is notoriously slow to start, so let's skip these tests
     if (!dwarfs::test::skip_slow_tests()) {
       all_options.push_back("-omlock=try");
       all_options.push_back("-ono_cache_image");
       all_options.push_back("-ocache_files");
       all_options.push_back("-otidy_strategy=time");
     }
+#endif
 
     unsigned const combinations = 1 << all_options.size();