diff --git a/internal/core/src/index/CMakeLists.txt b/internal/core/src/index/CMakeLists.txt
index c0029808e6..c983b640de 100644
--- a/internal/core/src/index/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/internal/core/src/index/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ aux_source_directory( ${MILVUS_ENGINE_SRC}/index INDEX_FILES )
 
 add_library( milvus_index SHARED ${INDEX_FILES} )
 
-# TODO: support compile marisa on windows and mac.
+# TODO: support compile marisa on windows.
 set(PLATFORM_LIBS )
-if ( LINUX )
+if ( LINUX OR APPLE )
     set(PLATFORM_LIBS marisa)
 endif()
 if (MSYS)
diff --git a/internal/core/src/index/IndexFactory-inl.h b/internal/core/src/index/IndexFactory-inl.h
index d4a9758d2a..14abc898ea 100644
--- a/internal/core/src/index/IndexFactory-inl.h
+++ b/internal/core/src/index/IndexFactory-inl.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ IndexFactory::CreateIndex(const std::string& index_type) {
 template <>
 inline ScalarIndexPtr<std::string>
 IndexFactory::CreateIndex(const std::string& index_type) {
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
     return CreateStringIndexMarisa();
 #else
     throw std::runtime_error("unsupported platform");
diff --git a/internal/core/src/index/StringIndexMarisa.cpp b/internal/core/src/index/StringIndexMarisa.cpp
index f29f78d220..416146649c 100644
--- a/internal/core/src/index/StringIndexMarisa.cpp
+++ b/internal/core/src/index/StringIndexMarisa.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 namespace milvus::scalar {
 
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
 
 int64_t
 StringIndexMarisa::Size() {
diff --git a/internal/core/src/index/StringIndexMarisa.h b/internal/core/src/index/StringIndexMarisa.h
index eb0f175d69..9aa275208d 100644
--- a/internal/core/src/index/StringIndexMarisa.h
+++ b/internal/core/src/index/StringIndexMarisa.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
 
 #include <marisa.h>
 #include "index/StringIndex.h"
diff --git a/internal/core/thirdparty/marisa/CMakeLists.txt b/internal/core/thirdparty/marisa/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ead2e94c3..3bea443c0c 100644
--- a/internal/core/thirdparty/marisa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/internal/core/thirdparty/marisa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ macro(build_marisa)
     if ( LINUX )
           set (MARISA_CONFIGURE_COMMAND cd ${MARISA_DIR} && libtoolize && autoreconf -i && ./configure --prefix=${MARISA_INSTALL_PREFIX})
     else()
-          set (MARISA_CONFIGURE_COMMAND brew install automake && cd ${MARISA_DIR} && glibtoolize && autoreconf -i && ./configure --prefix=${MARISA_INSTALL_PREFIX})
+          set (MARISA_CONFIGURE_COMMAND brew install automake libtool && cd ${MARISA_DIR} && glibtoolize && autoreconf -i && ./configure --prefix=${MARISA_INSTALL_PREFIX})
     endif()
 
     set (MARISA_BUILD_COMMAND make -j)
diff --git a/internal/core/unittest/CMakeLists.txt b/internal/core/unittest/CMakeLists.txt
index d4b74f268a..42f790f42d 100644
--- a/internal/core/unittest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/internal/core/unittest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ set(MILVUS_TEST_FILES
         test_utils.cpp
         )
 
-# These 2 cases cannot run in mac because of tbb build error
-if (LINUX)
+if (LINUX OR APPLE)
     set(MILVUS_TEST_FILES
             ${MILVUS_TEST_FILES}
             test_scalar_index_creator.cpp
diff --git a/internal/core/unittest/test_scalar_index_creator.cpp b/internal/core/unittest/test_scalar_index_creator.cpp
index f3b4e8cab3..9f98a92479 100644
--- a/internal/core/unittest/test_scalar_index_creator.cpp
+++ b/internal/core/unittest/test_scalar_index_creator.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 #include <knowhere/index/vector_index/ConfAdapterMgr.h>
 #include <knowhere/archive/KnowhereConfig.h>
 
-#define private public
-
 #include "indexbuilder/index_c.h"
 #include "test_utils/DataGen.h"
 #include "test_utils/indexbuilder_test_utils.h"
+
+#define private public
 #include "indexbuilder/ScalarIndexCreator.h"
 #include "indexbuilder/IndexFactory.h"
 
diff --git a/internal/core/unittest/test_string_index.cpp b/internal/core/unittest/test_string_index.cpp
index b68bbf552c..78e461fa85 100644
--- a/internal/core/unittest/test_string_index.cpp
+++ b/internal/core/unittest/test_string_index.cpp
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 #include <knowhere/index/vector_index/adapter/VectorAdapter.h>
 #include <knowhere/archive/KnowhereConfig.h>
 
-#define private public
-
 #include "index/Index.h"
 #include "index/ScalarIndex.h"
+
+#define private public
 #include "index/StringIndex.h"
 #include "index/StringIndexMarisa.h"
+
 #include "index/IndexFactory.h"
 #include "test_utils/indexbuilder_test_utils.h"
 #include "test_utils/AssertUtils.h"