diff --git a/src/coreComponents/common/unitTests/testUnits.cpp b/src/coreComponents/common/unitTests/testUnits.cpp
index a27d979c1a2..589eb237e24 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/common/unitTests/testUnits.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/common/unitTests/testUnits.cpp
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ TEST( Units, SystemDurationFormatTest )
   using namespace std::chrono;
 
   std::vector< DurationCase > durationCases = {
-
+#if !defined(__APPLE__) // Apple silicon seems to truncate below microseconds
     DurationCase(
       "00h00m00s (1.11e-07 s)",
       nanoseconds( 111 ) ),
-
+#endif
     DurationCase(
       "00h00m00s (0.000111 s)",
       microseconds( 111 ) ),