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 f53e75bdca5..0b4fb6fdc65 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
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ 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\\..*(usbserial|usbmodem).*")); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			return listDevs(Pattern.compile("(tty|cu)\\..*(usbserial|usbmodem).*")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		} else if (osName.equals("Linux")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
 			return listDevs(Pattern.compile("tty(USB|ACM).*")); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		} else if (osName.startsWith("Windows")) { //$NON-NLS-1$