diff --git a/home/apps/zsh/functions/open b/home/apps/zsh/functions/open
index 05ea916..79b8ae8 100644
--- a/home/apps/zsh/functions/open
+++ b/home/apps/zsh/functions/open
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # vim:ft=zsh
+# exit early if we're on macOS
+[[ $(uname) == "Darwin" ]] && return
+
 function open() {
   nohup xdg-open "$*" > /dev/null 2>&1
 }