diff --git a/gtsam/inference/tests/testOrdering.cpp b/gtsam/inference/tests/testOrdering.cpp
index 37b6ce3c6..8f2c417d3 100644
--- a/gtsam/inference/tests/testOrdering.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/inference/tests/testOrdering.cpp
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ TEST(Ordering, MetisLoop) {
   sfg.push_factor(0, 5);
 
   // METIS
-#ifdef LINUX
+#if !defined(__APPLE__)
   {
     Ordering actual = Ordering::Create(Ordering::METIS, sfg);
     //  - P( 0 4 1)
diff --git a/gtsam/symbolic/tests/testSymbolicBayesTree.cpp b/gtsam/symbolic/tests/testSymbolicBayesTree.cpp
index 979786515..93c38b324 100644
--- a/gtsam/symbolic/tests/testSymbolicBayesTree.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/symbolic/tests/testSymbolicBayesTree.cpp
@@ -729,20 +729,33 @@ TEST(SymbolicBayesTree, COLAMDvsMETIS) {
   // METIS
   {
     Ordering ordering = Ordering::Create(Ordering::METIS, sfg);
+// Linux and Mac split differently when using mettis
+#if !defined(__APPLE__)
+    EXPECT(assert_equal(Ordering(list_of(3)(2)(5)(0)(4)(1)), ordering));
+#else
     EXPECT(assert_equal(Ordering(list_of(5)(4)(2)(1)(0)(3)), ordering));
+#endif
 
     //  - P( 1 0 3)
     //  | - P( 4 | 0 3)
     //  | | - P( 5 | 0 4)
     //  | - P( 2 | 1 3)
     SymbolicBayesTree expected;
+#if !defined(__APPLE__)
     expected.insertRoot(
-        MakeClique(list_of(1)(0)(3), 3,
+        MakeClique(list_of(2)(4)(1), 3,
             list_of(
-                MakeClique(list_of(4)(0)(3), 1,
+                MakeClique(list_of(0)(1)(4), 1,
                     list_of(MakeClique(list_of(5)(0)(4), 1))))(
-                MakeClique(list_of(2)(1)(3), 1))));
-
+                MakeClique(list_of(3)(2)(4), 1))));
+#else
+    expected.insertRoot(
+            MakeClique(list_of(1)(0)(3), 3,
+                list_of(
+                    MakeClique(list_of(4)(0)(3), 1,
+                        list_of(MakeClique(list_of(5)(0)(4), 1))))(
+                    MakeClique(list_of(2)(1)(3), 1))));
+#endif
     SymbolicBayesTree actual = *sfg.eliminateMultifrontal(ordering);
     EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
   }