diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 43d6459a4..de7abbfab 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
     set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--tsaware -Wl,--build-id -Wl,--subsystem,console:6.1,--major-os-version,6,--minor-os-version,1")
+elseif(APPLE)
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fobjc-arc")
 endif()
 
 # Used for dlopen finding dylibs installed by homebrew
diff --git a/src/detection/os/os_apple.m b/src/detection/os/os_apple.m
index 70687811e..dbb55539e 100644
--- a/src/detection/os/os_apple.m
+++ b/src/detection/os/os_apple.m
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "os.h"
+#include "common/io/io.h"
 #include "common/sysctl.h"
 #include "util/stringUtils.h"
+#include "util/mallocHelper.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -72,11 +74,11 @@ static bool detectOSCodeName(FFOSResult* os)
 
 static void parseOSXSoftwareLicense(FFOSResult* os)
 {
-    FILE* rtf = fopen("/System/Library/CoreServices/Setup Assistant.app/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/OSXSoftwareLicense.rtf", "r");
+    FF_AUTO_CLOSE_FILE FILE* rtf = fopen("/System/Library/CoreServices/Setup Assistant.app/Contents/Resources/en.lproj/OSXSoftwareLicense.rtf", "r");
     if(rtf == NULL)
         return;
 
-    char* line = NULL;
+    FF_AUTO_FREE char* line = NULL;
     size_t len = 0;
     const char* searchStr = "\\f0\\b SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR macOS ";
     while(getline(&line, &len, rtf) != EOF)
@@ -89,11 +91,6 @@ static void parseOSXSoftwareLicense(FFOSResult* os)
             break;
         }
     }
-
-    if(line != NULL)
-        free(line);
-
-    fclose(rtf);
 }
 
 void ffDetectOSImpl(FFOSResult* os)
diff --git a/src/detection/wifi/wifi_apple.m b/src/detection/wifi/wifi_apple.m
index 4402b0170..64d90ccb2 100644
--- a/src/detection/wifi/wifi_apple.m
+++ b/src/detection/wifi/wifi_apple.m
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static NSDictionary* getWifiInfoByApple80211(NSString* ifName)
 
     struct Apple80211* handle = NULL;
     if (Apple80211Open(&handle) < 0) return NULL;
-    if (Apple80211BindToInterface(handle, (CFStringRef)ifName) < 0) return NULL;
+    if (Apple80211BindToInterface(handle, (__bridge CFStringRef)ifName) < 0) return NULL;
     CFDictionaryRef result;
     if (Apple80211GetInfoCopy(handle, &result) < 0) return NULL;
     Apple80211Close(handle);