diff --git a/CHANGELOG.adoc b/CHANGELOG.adoc
index ac582004d..66a6f9fdc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.adoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.adoc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This file documents all notable changes to https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy[IDE
 
 Release with new features and bugfixes:
 
+* https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1185[#1185]: Fix icd not working in zsh on older macOS
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1754[#1754]: Add version support to vscode plugins
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/796[#796]: cannot install aws on Mac
 * https://github.com/devonfw/IDEasy/issues/1800[#1800]: IDEasy will automatically switch to IntelliJ standard edition when installing newer ultimate edition versions
diff --git a/cli/src/main/package/functions b/cli/src/main/package/functions
index e54ae272d..b2265dc14 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/package/functions
+++ b/cli/src/main/package/functions
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function ide() {
 }
 
 function icd() {
-  if [ $# = 1 ] && [ "${1::1}" != "-" ]; then
+  if [ $# = 1 ] && [ "${1:0:1}" != "-" ]; then
     cd $1 || return 1
     ide
     return
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function icd() {
         ;;
       -w|--workspace)
         shift
-        if [ $# != 0 ] && [ "${1::1}" != "-" ]; then
+        if [ $# != 0 ] && [ "${1:0:1}" != "-" ]; then
           icd_workspace=$1
           shift
         else