diff --git a/ext/catch/catch.hpp b/ext/catch/catch.hpp
index 362f8693f7..47b620d68d 100644
--- a/ext/catch/catch.hpp
+++ b/ext/catch/catch.hpp
@@ -1368,7 +1368,11 @@ namespace Catch {
 
 #ifdef CATCH_PLATFORM_MAC
 
-    #define CATCH_TRAP() __asm__("int $3\n" : : ) /* NOLINT */
+    #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
+        #define CATCH_TRAP() __asm__("int $3\n" : : ) /* NOLINT */
+    #elif defined(__aarch64__)
+        #define CATCH_TRAP()  __asm__(".inst 0xd4200000")
+    #endif
 
 #elif defined(CATCH_PLATFORM_LINUX)
     // If we can use inline assembler, do it because this allows us to break