diff --git a/lang/tcl/Makefile b/lang/tcl/Makefile
index 65930f4a5..3b337473d 100644
--- a/lang/tcl/Makefile
+++ b/lang/tcl/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE:=TCL
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=license.terms
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:tcl_tk:tcl_tk
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=HOST_OS_MACOS:fakeuname/host
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_HOST_OS_MACOS),y)
+    include ../../utils/fakeuname/fakeuname.mk
+endif
+
 define Package/tcl
   SUBMENU:=Tcl
   SECTION:=lang
@@ -52,6 +57,7 @@ endef
 CONFIGURE_PATH := unix
 
 CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	$(if $(CONFIG_HOST_OS_MACOS),PATH=$(FAKEUNAME_PATH):$(PATH)) \
 	tcl_cv_strtod_unbroken=ok
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \