diff --git a/include/SDL_opengl.h b/include/SDL_opengl.h
index c0db8263f..61f3c5c4b 100644
--- a/include/SDL_opengl.h
+++ b/include/SDL_opengl.h
@@ -5118,8 +5118,12 @@ typedef ptrdiff_t GLsizeiptrARB;
 #ifndef GL_ARB_shader_objects
 /* GL types for program/shader text and shader object handles */
 typedef char GLcharARB;
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+typedef void *GLhandleARB;
+#else
 typedef unsigned int GLhandleARB;
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /* GL type for "half" precision (s10e5) float data in host memory */
 #ifndef GL_ARB_half_float_pixel