diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/pytables/test_file_handling.py b/pandas/tests/io/pytables/test_file_handling.py
index ed5f8cde7db7b..d8f38e9cdad1f 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/pytables/test_file_handling.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/pytables/test_file_handling.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     is_ci_environment,
     is_platform_linux,
     is_platform_little_endian,
+    is_platform_mac,
 )
 from pandas.errors import (
     ClosedFileError,
@@ -287,12 +288,17 @@ def test_complibs(tmp_path, lvl, lib, request):
     result = read_hdf(tmpfile, gname)
     tm.assert_frame_equal(result, df)
 
+    is_mac = is_platform_mac()
+
     # Open file and check metadata for correct amount of compression
     with tables.open_file(tmpfile, mode="r") as h5table:
         for node in h5table.walk_nodes(where="/" + gname, classname="Leaf"):
             assert node.filters.complevel == lvl
             if lvl == 0:
                 assert node.filters.complib is None
+            elif is_mac and lib == "blosc2":
+                res = node.filters.complib
+                assert res in [lib, "blosc2:blosclz"], res
             else:
                 assert node.filters.complib == lib