diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index a5503a97d..389889369 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     import platform
 
     monkey_patch = sys.version_info < (3, ) or httplib2._build_ssl_context.__module__ != "httplib2"
-    needs_patch = platform.system() == 'Linux' or sys.version_info > (3, 10)
+    needs_patch = platform.system() in ["Linux", "Darwin"] or sys.version_info > (3, 10)
     if needs_patch and not monkey_patch:
         _build_ssl_context = httplib2._build_ssl_context