diff --git a/test/test-udp-multicast-join.c b/test/test-udp-multicast-join.c
index 2dca600cbb9..6d3bca5b3d7 100644
--- a/test/test-udp-multicast-join.c
+++ b/test/test-udp-multicast-join.c
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ static uv_udp_t client;
 static uv_udp_send_t req;
 static uv_udp_send_t req_ss;
 
+static int darwin_ebusy_errors;
 static int cl_recv_cb_called;
-
 static int sv_send_cb_called;
-
 static int close_cb_called;
 
 static void alloc_cb(uv_handle_t* handle,
@@ -128,6 +127,13 @@ static void cl_recv_cb(uv_udp_t* handle,
 
 #if !defined(__NetBSD__)
     r = uv_udp_set_source_membership(&server, MULTICAST_ADDR, NULL, source_addr, UV_JOIN_GROUP);
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    if (r == UV_EBUSY) {
+      uv_close((uv_handle_t*) &server, close_cb);
+      darwin_ebusy_errors++;
+      return;
+    }
+#endif
     ASSERT_OK(r);
 #endif
 
@@ -177,6 +183,9 @@ TEST_IMPL(udp_multicast_join) {
   /* run the loop till all events are processed */
   uv_run(uv_default_loop(), UV_RUN_DEFAULT);
 
+  if (darwin_ebusy_errors > 0)
+    RETURN_SKIP("Unexplained macOS IP_ADD_SOURCE_MEMBERSHIP EBUSY bug");
+
   ASSERT_EQ(2, cl_recv_cb_called);
   ASSERT_EQ(2, sv_send_cb_called);
   ASSERT_EQ(2, close_cb_called);