diff --git a/modules/tools/macos/autoload.el b/modules/tools/macos/autoload.el
index 9ffbd5b57..0aa9f8b53 100644
--- a/modules/tools/macos/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/tools/macos/autoload.el
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ;;; tools/macos/autoload.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
+;;;###autoload
+(setq locate-command "mdfind")
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +macos-open-with (&optional app-name path)
   "Send PATH to APP-NAME on OSX."