diff --git a/kitty_tests/fonts.py b/kitty_tests/fonts.py
index c43678216..42006e7e3 100644
--- a/kitty_tests/fonts.py
+++ b/kitty_tests/fonts.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # License: GPL v3 Copyright: 2017, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 
 from collections import OrderedDict
-import unittest
 
 from kitty.fast_data_types import (
     set_send_sprite_to_gpu, sprite_map_set_layout,
@@ -54,11 +53,13 @@ class Rendering(BaseTest):
         test_render_line(line)
         self.assertEqual(len(self.sprites), prerendered + len(box_chars))
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(isosx, 'macOS is too underpowered')
     def test_rendering(self):
         text = 'He\u0347\u0305llo\u0341, w\u0302or\u0306l\u0354d!'
+        # macOS has no fonts capable of rendering combining chars
+        if isosx:
+            text = text.encode('ascii', 'ignore').decode('ascii')
         cells = render_string(text)[-1]
         self.ae(len(cells), len(text.encode('ascii', 'ignore')))
         text = '你好,世界'
         cells = render_string(text)[-1]
-        self.ae(len(cells), 9)
+        self.ae(len(cells), 9 - (4 if isosx else 0))