diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/file/PathUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/file/PathUtilsTest.java
index 30acf45a5fd..cbf10bd5c02 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/file/PathUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/io/file/PathUtilsTest.java
@@ -254,15 +254,17 @@ public void testGetBaseNamePathCornerCases() {
     public void testGetDosFileAttributeView() {
         // dir
         final DosFileAttributeView dosFileAttributeView = PathUtils.getDosFileAttributeView(current());
+        final Path path = Paths.get("this-file-does-not-exist-at.all");
+        assertFalse(Files.exists(path));
         if (SystemUtils.IS_OS_MAC) {
             assertNull(dosFileAttributeView);
+            // missing file
+            assertNull(PathUtils.getDosFileAttributeView(path));
         } else {
             assertNotNull(dosFileAttributeView);
+            // missing file
+            assertNotNull(PathUtils.getDosFileAttributeView(path));
         }
-        // missing file
-        final Path path = Paths.get("this-file-does-not-exist-at.all");
-        assertFalse(Files.exists(path));
-        assertNotNull(PathUtils.getDosFileAttributeView(path));
         // null
         assertThrows(NullPointerException.class, () -> PathUtils.getDosFileAttributeView(null));
     }