diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
index d9dbdc13008dcc..bceb8cda20c35e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ def skip_if_broken_multiprocessing_synchronize():
     """
     Skip tests if the multiprocessing.synchronize module is missing, if there
     is no available semaphore implementation, or if creating a lock raises an
-    OSError.
+    OSError (on Linux only).
     """
 
     # Skip tests if the _multiprocessing extension is missing.
@@ -1972,10 +1972,11 @@ def skip_if_broken_multiprocessing_synchronize():
     # multiprocessing.synchronize requires _multiprocessing.SemLock.
     synchronize = import_module('multiprocessing.synchronize')
 
-    try:
-        # bpo-38377: On Linux, creating a semaphore is the current user
-        # does not have the permission to create a file in /dev/shm.
-        # Create a semaphore to check permissions.
-        synchronize.Lock(ctx=None)
-    except OSError as exc:
-        raise unittest.SkipTest(f"broken multiprocessing SemLock: {exc!r}")
+    if sys.platform == "linux":
+        try:
+            # bpo-38377: On Linux, creating a semaphore fails with OSError
+            # if the current user does not have the permission to create
+            # a file in /dev/shm/ directory.
+            synchronize.Lock(ctx=None)
+        except OSError as exc:
+            raise unittest.SkipTest(f"broken multiprocessing SemLock: {exc!r}")