diff --git a/doctest/doctest.h b/doctest/doctest.h
index 35ee56ac3..6316ef66c 100644
--- a/doctest/doctest.h
+++ b/doctest/doctest.h
@@ -364,7 +364,11 @@ DOCTEST_MSVC_SUPPRESS_WARNING(26812) // Prefer 'enum class' over 'enum'
 #define DOCTEST_BREAK_INTO_DEBUGGER() raise(SIGTRAP)
 #endif
 #elif defined(DOCTEST_PLATFORM_MAC)
+#if defined(__x86_64) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__amd64__)
 #define DOCTEST_BREAK_INTO_DEBUGGER() __asm__("int $3\n" : :)
+#else
+#define DOCTEST_BREAK_INTO_DEBUGGER() __asm__("brk #0");
+#endif
 #elif DOCTEST_MSVC
 #define DOCTEST_BREAK_INTO_DEBUGGER() __debugbreak()
 #elif defined(__MINGW32__)
diff --git a/doctest/parts/doctest_fwd.h b/doctest/parts/doctest_fwd.h
index 4377d9c72..2474abcd9 100644
--- a/doctest/parts/doctest_fwd.h
+++ b/doctest/parts/doctest_fwd.h
@@ -361,7 +361,11 @@ DOCTEST_MSVC_SUPPRESS_WARNING(26812) // Prefer 'enum class' over 'enum'
 #define DOCTEST_BREAK_INTO_DEBUGGER() raise(SIGTRAP)
 #endif
 #elif defined(DOCTEST_PLATFORM_MAC)
+#if defined(__x86_64) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__amd64__)
 #define DOCTEST_BREAK_INTO_DEBUGGER() __asm__("int $3\n" : :)
+#else
+#define DOCTEST_BREAK_INTO_DEBUGGER() __asm__("brk #0");
+#endif
 #elif DOCTEST_MSVC
 #define DOCTEST_BREAK_INTO_DEBUGGER() __debugbreak()
 #elif defined(__MINGW32__)