diff --git a/core/thread/thread_unix.odin b/core/thread/thread_unix.odin
index c723c434e..7491ec457 100644
--- a/core/thread/thread_unix.odin
+++ b/core/thread/thread_unix.odin
@@ -223,7 +223,9 @@ _set_name :: proc(thread: ^Thread) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	tid := thread.unix_thread
+	when ODIN_OS != .Darwin {
+		tid := thread.unix_thread
+	}
 
 	buf: [_MAX_PTHREAD_NAME_LENGTH]u8
 	copy(buf[:], name)
diff --git a/core/thread/thread_windows.odin b/core/thread/thread_windows.odin
index bd586ed49..e535b1adf 100644
--- a/core/thread/thread_windows.odin
+++ b/core/thread/thread_windows.odin
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ _set_name :: proc(thread: ^Thread) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	t_handle = thread.win32_thread
+	t_handle := thread.win32_thread
 
 	buf: [_THREAD_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH]u16
 	// _THREAD_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH includes terminating null