diff --git a/build/android/gyp/util/server_utils.py b/build/android/gyp/util/server_utils.py
index 6d5ed79d3..c05b57529 100644
--- a/build/android/gyp/util/server_utils.py
+++ b/build/android/gyp/util/server_utils.py
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ def MaybeRunCommand(name, argv, stamp_file, force):
     except socket.error as e:
       # [Errno 111] Connection refused. Either the server has not been started
       #             or the server is not currently accepting new connections.
-      if e.errno == 111:
+      # [Errno 2]   Abstract Unix sockets are unsupported on macOS, so treat
+      #             this the same way (build server unavailable).
+      if e.errno in (111, 2):
         if force:
           raise RuntimeError(
               '\n\nBuild server is not running and '