diff --git a/libsrc/core/utils.hpp b/libsrc/core/utils.hpp
index a503d53c..ea527094 100644
--- a/libsrc/core/utils.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/core/utils.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "ngcore_api.hpp"       // for NGCORE_API and CPU arch macros
 
-#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(NETGEN_ARCH_ARM64)
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(NETGEN_ARCH_AMD64)
 #include <mach/mach_time.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace ngcore
 
   inline TTimePoint GetTimeCounter() noexcept
   {
-#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(NETGEN_ARCH_ARM64)
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(NETGEN_ARCH_AMD64)
     return mach_absolute_time();
 #elif defined(NETGEN_ARCH_AMD64)
     return __rdtsc();