diff --git a/fuse/node/mount_nofuse.go b/fuse/node/mount_nofuse.go
index 7f824ef3e..92f61f809 100644
--- a/fuse/node/mount_nofuse.go
+++ b/fuse/node/mount_nofuse.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 	core "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core"
 )
 
+type errNeedFuseVersion error // used in tests, needed in OSX
+
 func Mount(node *core.IpfsNode, fsdir, nsdir string) error {
 	return errors.New("not compiled in")
 }
diff --git a/fuse/node/mount_unix.go b/fuse/node/mount_unix.go
index 8fee86947..3b9cb5c3a 100644
--- a/fuse/node/mount_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/node/mount_unix.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ var platformFuseChecks = func(*core.IpfsNode) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+type errNeedFuseVersion error // used in tests, needed in OSX
+
 func Mount(node *core.IpfsNode, fsdir, nsdir string) error {
 	// check if we already have live mounts.
 	// if the user said "Mount", then there must be something wrong.