diff --git a/dln.c b/dln.c
index 51545fbbb2..0f918af090 100644
--- a/dln.c
+++ b/dln.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,9 @@ dln_load(const char *file)
 	    void *ex = dlsym(handle, EXTERNAL_PREFIX"ruby_xmalloc");
 	    if (ex && ex != ruby_xmalloc) {
 
-#   if defined __APPLE__
+#   if defined __APPLE__ && \
+    defined(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED) && \
+    (MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED < MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_11)
 		/* dlclose() segfaults */
 		rb_fatal("%s - %s", incompatible, file);
 #   else
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index c1b5713297..0fe41cfceb 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define RUBY_VERSION "2.3.3"
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2017-01-17"
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 228
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 229
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2017
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 1