diff --git a/test/regress.c b/test/regress.c
index 3d97d0b2..90f4549c 100644
--- a/test/regress.c
+++ b/test/regress.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ test_fork(void)
 
 	event_base_assert_ok(current_base);
 	TT_BLATHER(("Before fork"));
-	if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
+	if ((pid = regress_fork()) == 0) {
 		/* in the child */
 		TT_BLATHER(("In child, before reinit"));
 		event_base_assert_ok(current_base);
diff --git a/test/regress.h b/test/regress.h
index 32adccdf..afcc35fc 100644
--- a/test/regress.h
+++ b/test/regress.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ int _test_ai_eq(const struct evutil_addrinfo *ai, const char *sockaddr_port,
 
 long timeval_msec_diff(const struct timeval *start, const struct timeval *end);
 
+pid_t regress_fork(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/test/regress_main.c b/test/regress_main.c
index 42a0366a..32557c1e 100644
--- a/test/regress_main.c
+++ b/test/regress_main.c
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__ENVIRONMENT_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED__)
+#if (__ENVIRONMENT_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED__ >= 1060 && \
+    __ENVIRONMENT_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED__ < 1070)
+#define FORK_BREAKS_GCOV
+#include <vproc.h>
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #include "event2/event-config.h"
 
 #ifdef _EVENT___func__
@@ -154,6 +162,18 @@ regress_make_tmpfile(const void *data, size_t datalen)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+pid_t
+regress_fork(void)
+{
+	pid_t pid = fork();
+#ifdef FORK_BREAKS_GCOV
+	vproc_transaction_begin(0);
+#endif
+	return pid;
+}
+#endif
+
 static void
 ignore_log_cb(int s, const char *msg)
 {
diff --git a/test/regress_util.c b/test/regress_util.c
index 88d80577..71830a6f 100644
--- a/test/regress_util.c
+++ b/test/regress_util.c
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ check_error_logging(void (*fn)(void), int wantexitcode,
 	int status = 0, exitcode;
 	fatal_want_severity = wantseverity;
 	fatal_want_message = wantmsg;
-	if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
+	if ((pid = regress_fork()) == 0) {
 		/* child process */
 		fn();
 		exit(0); /* should be unreachable. */
diff --git a/test/tinytest.c b/test/tinytest.c
index 91cd8cb1..065bd623 100644
--- a/test/tinytest.c
+++ b/test/tinytest.c
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__ENVIRONMENT_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED__)
+#if (__ENVIRONMENT_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED__ >= 1060 && \
+    __ENVIRONMENT_MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED__ < 1070)
+/* Workaround for a stupid bug in OSX 10.6 */
+#define FORK_BREAKS_GCOV
+#include <vproc.h>
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifndef __GNUC__
 #define __attribute__(x)
 #endif
@@ -161,6 +170,9 @@ _testcase_run_forked(const struct testgroup_t *group,
 	if (opt_verbosity>0)
 		printf("[forking] ");
 	pid = fork();
+#ifdef FORK_BREAKS_GCOV
+	vproc_transaction_begin(0);
+#endif
 	if (!pid) {
 		/* child. */
 		int test_r, write_r;