diff --git a/jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/plugins/ExcludeVMPlugin.java b/jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/plugins/ExcludeVMPlugin.java
index 551cc52a3f1..df824856282 100644
--- a/jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/plugins/ExcludeVMPlugin.java
+++ b/jdk/src/jdk.jlink/share/classes/jdk/tools/jlink/internal/plugins/ExcludeVMPlugin.java
@@ -263,6 +263,6 @@ public final class ExcludeVMPlugin implements Plugin {
     }
 
     private static boolean isMac(String osName) {
-        return osName.startsWith("Mac OS");
+        return osName.startsWith("Mac OS") || osName.startsWith("Darwin");
     }
 }