diff --git a/cmake.config/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake.config/CMakeLists.txt
index d30c522aa2..f85cda7351 100644
--- a/cmake.config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake.config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ endif()
 check_function_exists(fseeko HAVE_FSEEKO)
 check_function_exists(readv HAVE_READV)
 check_function_exists(readlink HAVE_READLINK)
+check_function_exists(stpcpy HAVE_STPCPY)
+check_function_exists(stpncpy HAVE_STPNCPY)
 check_function_exists(strnlen HAVE_STRNLEN)
 check_function_exists(strcasecmp HAVE_STRCASECMP)
 check_function_exists(strncasecmp HAVE_STRNCASECMP)
diff --git a/src/nvim/cmdexpand.c b/src/nvim/cmdexpand.c
index f172646edf..aea3080009 100644
--- a/src/nvim/cmdexpand.c
+++ b/src/nvim/cmdexpand.c
@@ -918,15 +918,15 @@ char *ExpandOne(expand_T *xp, char *str, char *orig, int options, int mode)
     for (int i = 0; i < xp->xp_numfiles; i++) {
       if (i > 0) {
         if (xp->xp_prefix == XP_PREFIX_NO) {
-          ssp = xstpcpy(ssp, "no");
+          ssp = STPCPY(ssp, "no");
         } else if (xp->xp_prefix == XP_PREFIX_INV) {
-          ssp = xstpcpy(ssp, "inv");
+          ssp = STPCPY(ssp, "inv");
         }
       }
-      ssp = xstpcpy(ssp, xp->xp_files[i]);
+      ssp = STPCPY(ssp, xp->xp_files[i]);
 
       if (i != xp->xp_numfiles - 1) {
-        ssp = xstpcpy(ssp, (options & WILD_USE_NL) ? "\n" : " ");
+        ssp = STPCPY(ssp, (options & WILD_USE_NL) ? "\n" : " ");
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/nvim/garray.c b/src/nvim/garray.c
index f87a196361..52a25b665f 100644
--- a/src/nvim/garray.c
+++ b/src/nvim/garray.c
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ char *ga_concat_strings_sep(const garray_T *gap, const char *sep)
 
   char *s = ret;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < nelem - 1; i++) {
-    s = xstpcpy(s, strings[i]);
-    s = xstpcpy(s, sep);
+    s = STPCPY(s, strings[i]);
+    s = STPCPY(s, sep);
   }
   strcpy(s, strings[nelem - 1]);  // NOLINT(runtime/printf)
 
diff --git a/src/nvim/memline.c b/src/nvim/memline.c
index 5acf4f0c37..27915dbf17 100644
--- a/src/nvim/memline.c
+++ b/src/nvim/memline.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ int ml_open(buf_T *buf)
   b0p->b0_magic_int = B0_MAGIC_INT;
   b0p->b0_magic_short = (int16_t)B0_MAGIC_SHORT;
   b0p->b0_magic_char = B0_MAGIC_CHAR;
-  xstrlcpy(xstpcpy(b0p->b0_version, "VIM "), Version, 6);
+  xstrlcpy(STPCPY(b0p->b0_version, "VIM "), Version, 6);
   long_to_char((long)mfp->mf_page_size, b0p->b0_page_size);
 
   if (!buf->b_spell) {
diff --git a/src/nvim/memory.c b/src/nvim/memory.c
index 37e53e4453..ffa8397ab5 100644
--- a/src/nvim/memory.c
+++ b/src/nvim/memory.c
@@ -333,43 +333,16 @@ size_t memcnt(const void *data, char c, size_t len)
   return cnt;
 }
 
-/// Copies the string pointed to by src (including the terminating NUL
-/// character) into the array pointed to by dst.
-///
-/// @returns pointer to the terminating NUL char copied into the dst buffer.
-///          This is the only difference with strcpy(), which returns dst.
-///
-/// WARNING: If copying takes place between objects that overlap, the behavior
-/// is undefined.
-///
-/// Nvim version of POSIX 2008 stpcpy(3). We do not require POSIX 2008, so
-/// implement our own version.
-///
-/// @param dst
-/// @param src
+#ifndef HAVE_STPCPY
 char *xstpcpy(char *restrict dst, const char *restrict src)
   FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_RET FUNC_ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
 {
   const size_t len = strlen(src);
   return (char *)memcpy(dst, src, len + 1) + len;
 }
+#endif
 
-/// Copies not more than n bytes (bytes that follow a NUL character are not
-/// copied) from the array pointed to by src to the array pointed to by dst.
-///
-/// If a NUL character is written to the destination, xstpncpy() returns the
-/// address of the first such NUL character. Otherwise, it shall return
-/// &dst[maxlen].
-///
-/// WARNING: If copying takes place between objects that overlap, the behavior
-/// is undefined.
-///
-/// WARNING: xstpncpy will ALWAYS write maxlen bytes. If src is shorter than
-/// maxlen, zeroes will be written to the remaining bytes.
-///
-/// @param dst
-/// @param src
-/// @param maxlen
+#ifndef HAVE_STPNCPY
 char *xstpncpy(char *restrict dst, const char *restrict src, size_t maxlen)
   FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_RET FUNC_ATTR_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
 {
@@ -384,6 +357,7 @@ char *xstpncpy(char *restrict dst, const char *restrict src, size_t maxlen)
     return dst + maxlen;
   }
 }
+#endif
 
 /// xstrlcpy - Copy a NUL-terminated string into a sized buffer
 ///
diff --git a/src/nvim/memory.h b/src/nvim/memory.h
index 0788670142..c32e7cf4d1 100644
--- a/src/nvim/memory.h
+++ b/src/nvim/memory.h
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@ EXTERN size_t arena_alloc_count INIT( = 0);
 # define strnlen xstrnlen  // Older versions of SunOS may not have strnlen
 #endif
 
+// MacOS doesn't have HAVE_STPCPY defined and defines its own stpcpy in Xcode. So just define STPCPY
+#ifdef HAVE_STPCPY
+# define STPCPY stpcpy
+#else
+# define STPCPY xstpcpy
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_STPNCPY
+# define STPNCPY stpncpy
+#else
+# define STPNCPY xstpncpy
+#endif
+
 #define STRCPY(d, s)        strcpy((char *)(d), (char *)(s))  // NOLINT(runtime/printf)
 
 // Like strcpy() but allows overlapped source and destination.