diff --git a/src/openvpn/init.c b/src/openvpn/init.c
index 580a8550..034edba0 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/init.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/init.c
@@ -1238,10 +1238,18 @@ possibly_become_daemon(const struct options *options)
     {
         ASSERT(!options->inetd);
         /* Don't chdir immediately, but the end of the init sequence, if needed */
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__clang__)
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+#endif
         if (daemon(1, options->log) < 0)
         {
             msg(M_ERR, "daemon() failed or unsupported");
         }
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__clang__)
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+#endif
         restore_signal_state();
         if (options->log)
         {
diff --git a/src/plugins/down-root/down-root.c b/src/plugins/down-root/down-root.c
index c5e5023e..da445c61 100644
--- a/src/plugins/down-root/down-root.c
+++ b/src/plugins/down-root/down-root.c
@@ -173,10 +173,17 @@ daemonize(const char *envp[])
         {
             fd = dup(2);
         }
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__clang__)
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+#endif
         if (daemon(0, 0) < 0)
         {
             warn("DOWN-ROOT: daemonization failed");
         }
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__clang__)
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+#endif
         else if (fd >= 3)
         {
             dup2(fd, 2);