diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8ba787823..8b9f4ecd6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -331,20 +331,9 @@ if test "$my_htop_platform" = darwin; then
    AC_CHECK_DECLS([IOMainPort], [], [], [[#include <IOKit/IOKitLib.h>]])
    AC_CHECK_DECLS([IOMasterPort], [], [], [[#include <IOKit/IOKitLib.h>]])
 
-   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for vm_statistics64 supported])
-   AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
-      AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
-#include <mach/mach_host.h>
-#include <mach/vm_statistics.h>
-      ]], [[
-            mach_msg_type_number_t info_size = HOST_VM_INFO64_COUNT;
-            vm_statistics64_data_t vm_stat;
-            host_statistics64(mach_host_self(), HOST_VM_INFO64, (host_info64_t)&vm_stat, &info_size);
-      ]]
-   )],
-   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_VM_STATISTICS64], 1, [The vm_statistics64 features is supported.])
-   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
-   AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
+   AC_CHECK_FUNCS([host_statistics64], [
+      AC_CHECK_TYPES([struct vm_statistics64], [], [], [[#include <mach/vm_statistics.h>]])
+   ], [], [[#include <mach/mach.h>]])
 fi
 
 if test "$my_htop_platform" = pcp; then
diff --git a/darwin/DarwinMachine.c b/darwin/DarwinMachine.c
index fff738832..7aba9c8f5 100644
--- a/darwin/DarwinMachine.c
+++ b/darwin/DarwinMachine.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static unsigned DarwinMachine_allocateCPULoadInfo(processor_cpu_load_info_t* p)
 }
 
 static void DarwinMachine_getVMStats(DarwinMachine* this) {
-#ifdef HAVE_VM_STATISTICS64
+#ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_VM_STATISTICS64
    mach_msg_type_number_t info_size = HOST_VM_INFO64_COUNT;
 
    if (host_statistics64(mach_host_self(), HOST_VM_INFO64, (host_info_t)&this->vm_stats, &info_size) != 0) {
diff --git a/darwin/DarwinMachine.h b/darwin/DarwinMachine.h
index 70cb55528..a4ca1a02e 100644
--- a/darwin/DarwinMachine.h
+++ b/darwin/DarwinMachine.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ typedef struct DarwinMachine_ {
    Machine super;
 
    host_basic_info_data_t host_info;
-#ifdef HAVE_VM_STATISTICS64
+#ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_VM_STATISTICS64
    vm_statistics64_data_t vm_stats;
 #else
    vm_statistics_data_t vm_stats;
diff --git a/darwin/Platform.c b/darwin/Platform.c
index 4b7ff646a..543615d74 100644
--- a/darwin/Platform.c
+++ b/darwin/Platform.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ double Platform_setCPUValues(Meter* mtr, unsigned int cpu) {
 
 void Platform_setMemoryValues(Meter* mtr) {
    const DarwinMachine* dhost = (const DarwinMachine*) mtr->host;
-#ifdef HAVE_VM_STATISTICS64
+#ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_VM_STATISTICS64
    const struct vm_statistics64* vm = &dhost->vm_stats;
 #else
    const struct vm_statistics* vm = &dhost->vm_stats;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void Platform_setMemoryValues(Meter* mtr) {
    double page_K = (double)vm_page_size / (double)1024;
 
    mtr->total = dhost->host_info.max_mem / 1024;
-#ifdef HAVE_VM_STATISTICS64
+#ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_VM_STATISTICS64
    natural_t used = vm->active_count + vm->inactive_count +
               vm->speculative_count + vm->wire_count +
               vm->compressor_page_count - vm->purgeable_count - vm->external_page_count;
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void Platform_setMemoryValues(Meter* mtr) {
    mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_USED] = (double)(vm->active_count + vm->wire_count) * page_K;
 #endif
    // mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_SHARED] = "shared memory, like tmpfs and shm"
-#ifdef HAVE_VM_STATISTICS64
+#ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_VM_STATISTICS64
    mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED] = (double)vm->compressor_page_count * page_K;
 #else
    // mtr->values[MEMORY_METER_COMPRESSED] = "compressed memory, like zswap on linux"