diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index 0efd28627f..e76bd1e97d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -386,10 +386,10 @@ module Homebrew
             problem "Dependency '#{dep.name}' is an alias; use the canonical name '#{dep.to_formula.full_name}'."
           end
 
-          if @new_formula && dep_f.keg_only_reason &&
-             !["openssl", "apr", "apr-util"].include?(dep.name) &&
-             !["openblas"].include?(dep.name) &&
-             dep_f.keg_only_reason.reason == :provided_by_macos
+          if @new_formula &&
+             dep_f.keg_only_reason&.reason == :provided_by_macos &&
+             dep_f.keg_only_reason.valid? &&
+             !["apr", "apr-util", "openblas", "openssl"].include?(dep.name)
             new_formula_problem(
               "Dependency '#{dep.name}' may be unnecessary as it is provided " \
               "by macOS; try to build this formula without it.",
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/dev-cmd/audit_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/dev-cmd/audit_spec.rb
index 548a6c4316..daf5cf6d0e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/dev-cmd/audit_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/dev-cmd/audit_spec.rb
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ module Homebrew
           its(:problems) { are_expected.to be_empty }
         end
 
-        describe "which is not whitelisted" do
+        describe "which is not whitelisted", :needs_macos do
           subject { fa }
 
           let(:fa) do