diff --git a/include/internal/catch_debugger.h b/include/internal/catch_debugger.h
index 77db8aed..a0148aa8 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_debugger.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_debugger.h
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ 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_IPHONE)