diff --git a/src/arm/cpu-regs.h b/src/arm/cpu-regs.h
index ca280a50..081d5cd7 100644
--- a/src/arm/cpu-regs.h
+++ b/src/arm/cpu-regs.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
 #error __COUNTER__ macro should be available in modern compilers
 #endif
 
-#if __PIC__
+#if __PIC__ && !__APPLE__
+// 2016/07/15 : TODO FIXME : this PIC code does not work on ARM-Darwin
 
 #   define _SYM_ADDR_PRE(reg) \
                 ldr     reg, 5f;
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
                 _SYM_ADDR_OFF_ARM(reg, __COUNTER__); \
                 _SYM_ADDR_POST(var,8)
 #   endif
-#else /* !__PIC__ */
+#else
 #   if NO_UNDERSCORES
 #       define SYM(reg,var) \
                 ldr     reg, =var
diff --git a/src/darwin-cpu-glue.S b/src/darwin-cpu-glue.S
index d47d4c8d..a0e6bfcd 100644
--- a/src/darwin-cpu-glue.S
+++ b/src/darwin-cpu-glue.S
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #   if defined(__arm__)
-#       include "arm/cpu.S"
 #       include "arm/glue.S"
+#       include "arm/cpu.S"
 #   elif defined(__arm64__)
 #       error aarch64 not implemented ... TODO SOON
 #   else
 // simulator is x86
-#       include "x86/cpu.S"
 #       include "x86/glue.S"
+#       include "x86/cpu.S"
 #   endif
 #endif