diff --git a/catch/unit/atomics/bitwise_common.hh b/catch/unit/atomics/bitwise_common.hh
index dfd9d96148..021bce3f9b 100644
--- a/catch/unit/atomics/bitwise_common.hh
+++ b/catch/unit/atomics/bitwise_common.hh
@@ -342,12 +342,13 @@ void SingleDeviceSingleKernelTest(const unsigned int width, const unsigned int p
       }
     }
   }
-
+#ifdef __linux__
   SECTION("Shared memory") {
     params.blocks = dim3(1);
     params.alloc_type = LinearAllocs::hipMalloc;
     TestCore<TestType, operation, true>(params);
   }
+#endif
 }
 
 template <typename TestType, AtomicOperation operation>