diff --git a/core/commands/mount_darwin.go b/core/commands/mount_darwin.go
index 1b50f3173..f98c56de0 100644
--- a/core/commands/mount_darwin.go
+++ b/core/commands/mount_darwin.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
+
+	fuseversion "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-fuse-version"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -18,11 +20,17 @@ func darwinFuseCheckVersion() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	ov, err := syscall.Sysctl("osxfuse.version.number")
+	ov, err := tryGFV()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		log.Debug(err)
+		ov, err = trySysctl()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Debug(err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot determine osxfuse version. is it installed?")
+		}
 	}
 
+	log.Debug("mount: osxfuse version:", ov)
 	if strings.HasPrefix(ov, "2.7.") || strings.HasPrefix(ov, "2.8.") {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -31,3 +39,29 @@ func darwinFuseCheckVersion() error {
 		"Older versions of osxfuse have kernel panic bugs; please upgrade!",
 		"https://github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/issues/177")
 }
+
+func tryGFV() (string, error) {
+	sys, err := fuseversion.LocalFuseSystems()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debug("mount: fuseversion:", "failed")
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range *sys {
+		v := s.AgentVersion
+		log.Debug("mount: fuseversion:", v)
+		return v, nil
+	}
+
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("fuseversion: no system found")
+}
+
+func trySysctl() (string, error) {
+	v, err := syscall.Sysctl("osxfuse.version.number")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debug("mount: sysctl osxfuse.version.number:", "failed")
+		return "", err
+	}
+	log.Debug("mount: sysctl osxfuse.version.number:", v)
+	return v, nil
+}