diff --git a/mpy-cross/mpconfigport.h b/mpy-cross/mpconfigport.h
index 21d3e12ed4..7ff3d1b6b4 100644
--- a/mpy-cross/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/mpy-cross/mpconfigport.h
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
 #define MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_LOAD (0)
 #define MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_SAVE (1)
 
+#ifndef MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_SAVE_FILE
+#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__unix__) || defined(__APPLE__)
+#define MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_SAVE_FILE (1)
+#else
+#define MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_SAVE_FILE (0)
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #define MICROPY_EMIT_X64            (1)
 #define MICROPY_EMIT_X86            (1)
 #define MICROPY_EMIT_THUMB          (1)
diff --git a/py/mpconfig.h b/py/mpconfig.h
index 1df2e8fe91..518bddd6c8 100644
--- a/py/mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/mpconfig.h
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@
 #define MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_SAVE (0)
 #endif
 
+// Whether to support saving persistent code to a file via mp_raw_code_save_file
+#ifndef MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_SAVE_FILE
+#define MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_SAVE_FILE (0)
+#endif
+
 // Whether generated code can persist independently of the VM/runtime instance
 // This is enabled automatically when needed by other features
 #ifndef MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE
diff --git a/py/persistentcode.c b/py/persistentcode.c
index da3234a5fe..084632a60f 100644
--- a/py/persistentcode.c
+++ b/py/persistentcode.c
@@ -825,10 +825,7 @@ void mp_raw_code_save(mp_raw_code_t *rc, mp_print_t *print) {
     save_raw_code(print, rc, &qw);
 }
 
-// here we define mp_raw_code_save_file depending on the port
-// TODO abstract this away properly
-
-#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__unix__)
+#if MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_SAVE_FILE
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -853,8 +850,6 @@ void mp_raw_code_save_file(mp_raw_code_t *rc, const char *filename) {
     MP_THREAD_GIL_ENTER();
 }
 
-#else
-#error mp_raw_code_save_file not implemented for this platform
-#endif
+#endif // MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_SAVE_FILE
 
 #endif // MICROPY_PERSISTENT_CODE_SAVE