diff --git a/packages/binding-mqtt/test/mqtt-client-subscribe-test.integration.ts b/packages/binding-mqtt/test/mqtt-client-subscribe-test.integration.ts
index 25633e30c..c9f654fe2 100644
--- a/packages/binding-mqtt/test/mqtt-client-subscribe-test.integration.ts
+++ b/packages/binding-mqtt/test/mqtt-client-subscribe-test.integration.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { expect, should } from "chai";
 import MqttBrokerServer from "../src/mqtt-broker-server";
 import MqttClientFactory from "../src/mqtt-client-factory";
 import MqttsClientFactory from "../src/mqtts-client-factory";
+import { platform } from "os";
 
 const info = createInfoLogger("binding-mqtt", "mqtt-client-subscribe-test.integration");
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ should();
 
 describe("MQTT client implementation", () => {
     let servient: Servient;
-    let brokerServer: MqttBrokerServer;
+    let brokerServer: MqttBrokerServer | undefined;
 
     const brokerAddress = "localhost";
     const brokerPort = 1889;
@@ -42,18 +43,24 @@ describe("MQTT client implementation", () => {
 
     afterEach(async () => {
         await servient.shutdown();
-        await brokerServer.stop();
+        await brokerServer?.stop();
     });
 
-    it("should expose via broker", (done: Mocha.Done) => {
+    it("should expose via broker", function (done: Mocha.Done) {
+        // Skip this test on macOS until the underlying issue is fixed,
+        // see https://github.com/eclipse-thingweb/node-wot/issues/1159
+        if (platform() === "darwin") {
+            this.skip();
+        }
+
         brokerServer = new MqttBrokerServer({ uri: brokerUri, selfHost: true });
         servient.addServer(brokerServer);
 
         servient.addClientFactory(new MqttClientFactory());
 
         servient.start().then((WoT) => {
-            expect(brokerServer.getPort()).to.equal(brokerPort);
-            expect(brokerServer.getAddress()).to.equal(brokerAddress);
+            expect(brokerServer?.getPort()).to.equal(brokerPort);
+            expect(brokerServer?.getAddress()).to.equal(brokerAddress);
 
             const eventNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000);
             const eventName: string = "event" + eventNumber;
@@ -102,7 +109,13 @@ describe("MQTT client implementation", () => {
         });
     }).timeout(20000);
 
-    it("should expose via broker using mqtts", (done: Mocha.Done) => {
+    it("should expose via broker using mqtts", function (done: Mocha.Done) {
+        // Skip this test on macOS until the underlying issue is fixed,
+        // see https://github.com/eclipse-thingweb/node-wot/issues/1159
+        if (platform() === "darwin") {
+            this.skip();
+        }
+
         brokerServer = new MqttBrokerServer({
             uri: brokerUri,
             selfHost: true,
@@ -114,8 +127,8 @@ describe("MQTT client implementation", () => {
         servient.addClientFactory(new MqttsClientFactory({ rejectUnauthorized: false }));
 
         servient.start().then((WoT) => {
-            expect(brokerServer.getPort()).to.equal(brokerPort);
-            expect(brokerServer.getAddress()).to.equal(brokerAddress);
+            expect(brokerServer?.getPort()).to.equal(brokerPort);
+            expect(brokerServer?.getAddress()).to.equal(brokerAddress);
 
             const eventNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000);
             const eventName: string = "event" + eventNumber;