diff --git a/python/paddle/reader/decorator.py b/python/paddle/reader/decorator.py
index aadfb3f49ed61367b9502e1a00ad5b9c027a32b7..91a2a78203cbc50fec27b4f3ae8d3541ac4ec5da 100644
--- a/python/paddle/reader/decorator.py
+++ b/python/paddle/reader/decorator.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import paddle.compat as cpt
 # For more details, please refer to
 # https://docs.python.org/3/library/multiprocessing.html#contexts-and-start-methods
 # https://bugs.python.org/issue33725
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8) and sys.platform == 'darwin':
     fork_context = multiprocessing.get_context('fork')
 else:
     fork_context = multiprocessing