diff --git a/native/org.eclipse.cdt.native.serial/src/org/eclipse/cdt/serial/SerialPort.java b/native/org.eclipse.cdt.native.serial/src/org/eclipse/cdt/serial/SerialPort.java
index 365e6322f31..716fc6b15d8 100644
--- a/native/org.eclipse.cdt.native.serial/src/org/eclipse/cdt/serial/SerialPort.java
+++ b/native/org.eclipse.cdt.native.serial/src/org/eclipse/cdt/serial/SerialPort.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public class SerialPort {
 	public static String[] list() throws IOException {
 		String osName = System.getProperty("os.name"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		if (osName.equals("Mac OS X")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
-			return listDevs(Pattern.compile("(?:tty|cu)\\..*(?:usbserial|usbmodem).*")); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			return listDevs(Pattern.compile("cu\\..*")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		} else if (osName.equals("Linux")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
 			return listDevs(Pattern.compile("ttyUSB.*")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		} else if (osName.startsWith("Windows")) { //$NON-NLS-1$