diff --git a/m4/acl.m4 b/m4/acl.m4
index 5b1fb65..05227bb 100644
--- a/m4/acl.m4
+++ b/m4/acl.m4
@@ -160,5 +160,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_ACL_GET_FILE],
        [gl_cv_func_working_acl_get_file=no],
        [gl_cv_func_working_acl_get_file=cross-compiling])])
 
-  AS_IF([test $gl_cv_func_working_acl_get_file = yes], [$1], [$2])
+  AS_IF([test $gl_cv_func_working_acl_get_file = yes || \
+          ((test $gl_cv_func_working_acl_get_file = cross-compiling ) && \
+          (test "${host_alias#*darwin}" == "$host_alias"))],
+        [$1], [$2])
 ])