diff --git a/mac/hid.c b/mac/hid.c
index 31fab07bb..7dc7c2d49 100644
--- a/mac/hid.c
+++ b/mac/hid.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ hid_device * HID_API_EXPORT hid_open_path(const char *path)
 	}
 
 	/* Open the IOHIDDevice */
-	ret = IOHIDDeviceOpen(dev->device_handle, kIOHIDOptionsTypeSeizeDevice);
+	ret = IOHIDDeviceOpen(dev->device_handle, kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone);
 	if (ret == kIOReturnSuccess) {
 		char str[32];
 
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ int HID_API_EXPORT hid_get_feature_report(hid_device *dev, unsigned char *data,
 }
 
 int HID_API_EXPORT HID_API_CALL hid_get_input_report(hid_device *dev, unsigned char *data, size_t length)
-{	
+{
 	return get_report(dev, kIOHIDReportTypeInput, data, length);
 }
 
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ void HID_API_EXPORT hid_close(hid_device *dev)
 	   been unplugged. If it's been unplugged, then calling
 	   IOHIDDeviceClose() will crash. */
 	if (!dev->disconnected) {
-		IOHIDDeviceClose(dev->device_handle, kIOHIDOptionsTypeSeizeDevice);
+		IOHIDDeviceClose(dev->device_handle, kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone);
 	}
 
 	/* Clear out the queue of received reports. */