diff --git a/can/util.py b/can/util.py
index 59abdd579..71980e82f 100644
--- a/can/util.py
+++ b/can/util.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 CONFIG_FILES = ["~/can.conf"]
 
-if platform.system() == "Linux":
+if platform.system() in ("Linux", "Darwin"):
     CONFIG_FILES.extend(["/etc/can.conf", "~/.can", "~/.canrc"])
 elif platform.system() == "Windows" or platform.python_implementation() == "IronPython":
     CONFIG_FILES.extend(["can.ini", os.path.join(os.getenv("APPDATA", ""), "can.ini")])