diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c0887ec5..29443966 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([libplist],
 	[OWNTONE_MODULES_CHECK([OWNTONE], [LIBPLIST], [libplist-2.0],
 		[plist_dict_get_item], [plist/plist.h])])
 
+dnl AC_SEARCH_LIBS does not find plist_get_unix_date_val() on MacOS
+OWNTONE_CHECK_DECLS([plist_get_unix_date_val], [plist/plist.h])
+
 AM_PATH_LIBGCRYPT([1:1.7.0])
 OWNTONE_FUNC_REQUIRE([OWNTONE], [GNU Crypt Library], [LIBGCRYPT], [gcrypt],
 	[gcry_control], [gcrypt.h])
diff --git a/src/library/filescanner_itunes.c b/src/library/filescanner_itunes.c
index bf83b09a..017b4d1b 100644
--- a/src/library/filescanner_itunes.c
+++ b/src/library/filescanner_itunes.c
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ static int
 get_dictval_date_from_key(plist_t dict, const char *key, uint32_t *val)
 {
   plist_t node;
-  int32_t secs;
-  int32_t dummy;
 
   node = plist_dict_get_item(dict, key);
 
@@ -230,11 +228,22 @@ get_dictval_date_from_key(plist_t dict, const char *key, uint32_t *val)
   if (plist_get_node_type(node) != PLIST_DATE)
     return -1;
 
+#if HAVE_DECL_PLIST_GET_UNIX_DATE_VAL
+  int64_t secs;
+
+  plist_get_unix_date_val(node, &secs);
+
+  *val = (uint32_t) secs;
+#else
+  int32_t secs;
+  int32_t dummy;
+
   // secs will be number of seconds since 01/01/2001
   plist_get_date_val(node, &secs, &dummy);
 
   // make it a Unix Timestamp by adding seconds from 1/1/1970 to 1/1/2001
   *val = (uint32_t) (secs + 978307200);
+#endif
 
   return 0;
 }