diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ac737f6cc8..da65b16ccc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2732,14 +2732,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     test x$rb_cv_fork_with_pthread = xyes || AC_DEFINE(CANNOT_FORK_WITH_PTHREAD)
 ])
 
-AS_CASE([$target_os],
-    [darwin*], [ac_cv_header_sys_user_h=no], dnl LIST_HEAD conflicts with sys/queue.h
-    [AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/user.h])]
-)
-AS_IF([test "x$ac_cv_func_mmap:$ac_cv_header_sys_user_h" = xyes:yes], [
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/user.h])
+AS_IF([test "x$ac_cv_func_mmap" = xyes], [
     AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether PAGE_SIZE is compile-time const], rb_cv_const_page_size,
-        [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
-            @%:@include <sys/user.h>
+	[malloc_headers=`sed -n '/MALLOC_HEADERS_BEGIN/,/MALLOC_HEADERS_END/p' ${srcdir}/gc.c`
+	AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[$malloc_headers
             typedef char conftest_page[PAGE_SIZE];
         ]], [[]])],
         [rb_cv_const_page_size=yes],
diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index 365210b377..8b36b6c2f1 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+/* MALLOC_HEADERS_BEGIN */
 #ifndef HAVE_MALLOC_USABLE_SIZE
 # ifdef _WIN32
 #  define HAVE_MALLOC_USABLE_SIZE
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(PAGE_SIZE) && defined(HAVE_SYS_USER_H)
+/* LIST_HEAD conflicts with sys/queue.h on macOS */
+# include <sys/user.h>
+#endif
+/* MALLOC_HEADERS_END */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
 # include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
@@ -71,10 +78,6 @@
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_USER_H
-# include <sys/user.h>
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 #include <emscripten.h>
 #endif