diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index deeaf6d7d..d1ba6abed 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ var Config = function () {
   this.autoWatch = true
   this.autoWatchBatchDelay = 250
   this.restartOnFileChange = false
-  this.usePolling = process.platform === 'darwin' || process.platform === 'linux'
+  this.usePolling = process.platform === 'linux'
   this.reporters = ['progress']
   this.singleRun = false
   this.browsers = []