diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e3b75511290..dc67b87239cc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	# Seccomp BPF is only available for Linux
 	PG_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --with-libseccomp
 else ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
+	PG_CFLAGS += -DUSE_PREFETCH
 	ifndef DISABLE_HOMEBREW
 		# macOS with brew-installed openssl requires explicit paths
 		# It can be configured with OPENSSL_PREFIX variable