diff --git a/share/functions/pwd.fish b/share/functions/pwd.fish
index 65e8ee7b0..0369b195f 100644
--- a/share/functions/pwd.fish
+++ b/share/functions/pwd.fish
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #
 # Make pwd print out the home directory as a tilde.
+# Also drop '/private' directories on OS X.
 #
 
-function pwd -d (N_ "Print working directory")
-	echo $PWD | sed -e 's|/private||' -e "s|^$HOME|~|"
-end
+if test (uname) = Darwin
+	function pwd -d (N_ "Print working directory")
+		echo $PWD | sed -e 's|/private||' -e "s|^$HOME|~|"
+	end
+else
+	function pwd -d (N_ "Print working directory")
+		echo $PWD | sed -e "s|^$HOME|~|"
+	end
+end
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