diff --git a/include/SDL_opengl.h b/include/SDL_opengl.h
index c479a3a4e..09c8736d6 100644
--- a/include/SDL_opengl.h
+++ b/include/SDL_opengl.h
@@ -3121,8 +3121,12 @@ typedef ptrdiff_t GLsizeiptrARB;
 #ifndef GL_ARB_shader_objects
 /* GL types for handling shader object handles and program/shader text */
 typedef char GLcharARB;		/* native character */
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+typedef void *GLhandleARB;	/* shader object handle */
+#else
 typedef unsigned int GLhandleARB;	/* shader object handle */
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /* GL types for "half" precision (s10e5) float data in host memory */
 #ifndef GL_ARB_half_float_pixel