diff --git a/llm/server.go b/llm/server.go
index 41736068..0bd94f35 100644
--- a/llm/server.go
+++ b/llm/server.go
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ func NewLlamaServer(gpus gpu.GpuInfoList, model string, ggml *GGML, adapters, pr
 		}
 	}
 
-	// On linux, over-allocating CPU memory will almost always result in an error
-	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+	// On linux and windows, over-allocating CPU memory will almost always result in an error
+	// Darwin has fully dynamic swap so has no direct concept of free swap space
+	if runtime.GOOS != "darwin" {
 		systemMemoryRequired := estimate.TotalSize - estimate.VRAMSize
 		available := systemFreeMemory + systemSwapFreeMemory
 		if systemMemoryRequired > available {