diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a6e571274..eeaee727b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ matrix:
   # macOS with system compiler (clang)
   - os: osx
     compiler: clang
-    env: OOT=0 TEST=0 SDE=0 THR="none" CONF="auto"
+    env: OOT=0 TEST=1 SDE=0 THR="none" CONF="auto"
   # cortexa15 build and test (qemu)
   - os: linux
     compiler: arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc
diff --git a/testsuite/src/pthread_barrier.h b/testsuite/src/pthread_barrier.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31bd27a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/src/pthread_barrier.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#if !defined(_POSIX_BARRIERS) || (_POSIX_BARRIERS < 0)
+
+#ifndef PTHREAD_BARRIER_H_
+#define PTHREAD_BARRIER_H_
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+typedef int pthread_barrierattr_t;
+typedef struct
+{
+    pthread_mutex_t mutex;
+    pthread_cond_t cond;
+    int count;
+    int tripCount;
+} pthread_barrier_t;
+
+
+inline int pthread_barrier_init(pthread_barrier_t *barrier, const pthread_barrierattr_t *attr, unsigned int count)
+{
+    if(count == 0)
+    {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if(pthread_mutex_init(&barrier->mutex, 0) < 0)
+    {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if(pthread_cond_init(&barrier->cond, 0) < 0)
+    {
+        pthread_mutex_destroy(&barrier->mutex);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    barrier->tripCount = count;
+    barrier->count = 0;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+inline int pthread_barrier_destroy(pthread_barrier_t *barrier)
+{
+    pthread_cond_destroy(&barrier->cond);
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&barrier->mutex);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+inline int pthread_barrier_wait(pthread_barrier_t *barrier)
+{
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&barrier->mutex);
+    ++(barrier->count);
+    if(barrier->count >= barrier->tripCount)
+    {
+        barrier->count = 0;
+        pthread_cond_broadcast(&barrier->cond);
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&barrier->mutex);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        pthread_cond_wait(&barrier->cond, &(barrier->mutex));
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&barrier->mutex);
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+#endif // PTHREAD_BARRIER_H_
+#endif // _POSIX_BARRIERS
diff --git a/testsuite/src/test_libblis.h b/testsuite/src/test_libblis.h
index c0329377f..73880de74 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/test_libblis.h
+++ b/testsuite/src/test_libblis.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 
 // For pthreads API.
 #include <pthread.h>
+#if !defined(_POSIX_BARRIERS) || (_POSIX_BARRIERS < 0)
+#include "pthread_barrier.h"
+#endif
 
 //
 // --- Constants and types -----------------------------------------------------