diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
index 3fedfcf4be779f5bde555bae9f13e37c608cef9f..ccd6d98137b05668d01ddfccd65c90035ae899ca 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
@@ -346,7 +346,11 @@ impl TerminalBuilder {
             alacritty_terminal::tty::Options {
                 shell: alac_shell,
                 working_directory: working_directory.clone(),
+                #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
                 hold: !matches!(shell.clone(), Shell::System),
+                // with hold: true, macOS gets tasks stuck on ctrl-c interrupts periodically
+                #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+                hold: false,
                 env: env.into_iter().collect(),
             }
         };