diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/RootlessDockerClientProviderStrategy.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/RootlessDockerClientProviderStrategy.java
index a032c2b324d..d016b0124fc 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/RootlessDockerClientProviderStrategy.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/dockerclient/RootlessDockerClientProviderStrategy.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public TransportConfig getTransportConfig() throws InvalidConfigurationException
 
     @Override
     protected boolean isApplicable() {
-        return SystemUtils.IS_OS_LINUX && getSocketPath() != null && Files.exists(getSocketPath());
+        return (SystemUtils.IS_OS_LINUX || SystemUtils.IS_OS_MAC) && getSocketPath() != null && Files.exists(getSocketPath());
     }
 
     @Override