diff --git a/libpicotcp/CMakeLists.txt b/libpicotcp/CMakeLists.txt
index 1671b1acb..3434a7c7e 100644
--- a/libpicotcp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libpicotcp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ if(LibPicotcp)
         " -I$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:muslc,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>, -I>"
     )
 
-    if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
+    if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
         list(APPEND compile_options "${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_TARGET}${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET}")
         set(C_COMPILER clang)
     else()
         set(C_COMPILER ${CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX}gcc)
     endif()
 
-    if (NOT "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Debug")
+    if(NOT "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Debug")
         set(perf_flags "\"PERF=1\" \"DEBUG=0\"")
     endif()
     # generate a build.sh script to avoid nasty escape issues, we then invoke this in ExternalProject_Add
@@ -74,41 +74,79 @@ if(LibPicotcp)
 
     # build picotcp using its very own build system
     include(ExternalProject)
-    ExternalProject_Add(
-        picotcp_external
-        SOURCE_DIR
-        "picotcp_external"
-        DOWNLOAD_COMMAND
-        rsync
-        -qur
-        --exclude='.git'
-        ${PICOTCP_PATH}
-        <SOURCE_DIR>
-        UPDATE_COMMAND
-        ""
-        PATCH_COMMAND
-        sed
-        -i
-        "s/(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc/(C_COMPILER)/g"
-        picotcp/Makefile
-        CONFIGURE_COMMAND
-        ""
-        BUILD_COMMAND
-        cd
-        <SOURCE_DIR>/picotcp/
-        &&
-        sh
-        build.sh
-        BUILD_IN_SOURCE
-        1
-        INSTALL_COMMAND
-        ""
-        EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
-        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS
-        "<SOURCE_DIR>/picotcp/build/lib/libpicotcp.a"
-        DEPENDS
-        get_muslc
-    )
+    if(CMAKE_HOST_APPLE)
+        ExternalProject_Add(
+            picotcp_external
+            SOURCE_DIR
+            "picotcp_external"
+            DOWNLOAD_COMMAND
+            rsync
+            -qur
+            --exclude='.git'
+            ${PICOTCP_PATH}
+            <SOURCE_DIR>
+            UPDATE_COMMAND
+            ""
+            PATCH_COMMAND
+            sed
+            -i ''
+            "s/(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc/(C_COMPILER)/g"
+            picotcp/Makefile
+            CONFIGURE_COMMAND
+            ""
+            BUILD_COMMAND
+            cd
+            <SOURCE_DIR>/picotcp/
+            &&
+            sh
+            build.sh
+            BUILD_IN_SOURCE
+            1
+            INSTALL_COMMAND
+            ""
+            EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+            BUILD_BYPRODUCTS
+            "<SOURCE_DIR>/picotcp/build/lib/libpicotcp.a"
+            DEPENDS
+            get_muslc
+        )
+    else()
+        ExternalProject_Add(
+            picotcp_external
+            SOURCE_DIR
+            "picotcp_external"
+            DOWNLOAD_COMMAND
+            rsync
+            -qur
+            --exclude='.git'
+            ${PICOTCP_PATH}
+            <SOURCE_DIR>
+            UPDATE_COMMAND
+            ""
+            PATCH_COMMAND
+            sed
+            -i
+            "s/(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc/(C_COMPILER)/g"
+            picotcp/Makefile
+            CONFIGURE_COMMAND
+            ""
+            BUILD_COMMAND
+            cd
+            <SOURCE_DIR>/picotcp/
+            &&
+            sh
+            build.sh
+            BUILD_IN_SOURCE
+            1
+            INSTALL_COMMAND
+            ""
+            EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+            BUILD_BYPRODUCTS
+            "<SOURCE_DIR>/picotcp/build/lib/libpicotcp.a"
+            DEPENDS
+            get_muslc
+        )
+    endif()
 
     file(
         GLOB