diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/common.h b/src/ray/object_manager/common.h
index 4724e29ef855..ecc13e25e5d3 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/common.h
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/common.h
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ struct PlasmaObjectHeader {
   Status TryAcquireWriterMutex();
 
   /// Set the error bit. This is a non-blocking method.
-  void SetErrorUnlocked() { has_error = true; }
+  void SetErrorUnlocked() {
+#ifdef __linux__
+    has_error = true;
+#endif
+  }
 };
 
 /// A struct that includes info about the object.
diff --git a/src/ray/object_manager/test/object_buffer_pool_test.cc b/src/ray/object_manager/test/object_buffer_pool_test.cc
index 249f8bda3b3a..72314a6b6e88 100644
--- a/src/ray/object_manager/test/object_buffer_pool_test.cc
+++ b/src/ray/object_manager/test/object_buffer_pool_test.cc
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class MockPlasmaClient : public plasma::PlasmaClientInterface {
   MOCK_METHOD1(ExperimentalMutableObjectWriteRelease,
                ray::Status(const ObjectID &object_id));
 
+  MOCK_METHOD1(ExperimentalMutableObjectSetError, ray::Status(const ObjectID &object_id));
+
   MOCK_METHOD1(ExperimentalMutableObjectReadRelease,
                ray::Status(const ObjectID &object_id));