1 diff --git i/src/flb_utils.c w/src/flb_utils.c
2 index 87637f1331d7..7a0036566438 100644
5 @@ -1424,11 +1424,11 @@ int flb_utils_get_machine_id(char **out_id, size_t *out_size)
8 #elif defined (FLB_SYSTEM_MACOS)
10 CFStringRef serialNumber;
11 - io_service_t platformExpert = IOServiceGetMatchingService(kIOMainPortDefault,
12 + io_service_t platformExpert = IOServiceGetMatchingService(kIOMasterPortDefault,
13 IOServiceMatching("IOPlatformExpertDevice"));
16 CFTypeRef serialNumberAsCFString =
17 IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty(platformExpert,