diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/panda_glext.h b/panda/src/glstuff/panda_glext.h
index 4f5e724d1e..3af15892cd 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/panda_glext.h
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/panda_glext.h
@@ -5566,8 +5566,12 @@ typedef ptrdiff_t GLsizeiptrARB;
 #ifndef GL_ARB_shader_objects
 /* GL types for program/shader text and shader object handles */
 typedef char GLcharARB;
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+typedef void *GLhandleARB;
+#else
 typedef unsigned int GLhandleARB;
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /* GL type for "half" precision (s10e5) float data in host memory */
 #ifndef GL_ARB_half_float_pixel