diff --git a/src/qt/qtipcserver.cpp b/src/qt/qtipcserver.cpp
index 018461a9b2..7f5d040338 100644
--- a/src/qt/qtipcserver.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qtipcserver.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ void ipcThread(void* parg)
 
 void ipcInit()
 {
+#ifdef MAC_OSX
+    // TODO: implement bitcoin: URI handling the Mac Way
+    return;
+#endif
+
     message_queue* mq;
     char strBuf[257];
     size_t nSize;