diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/default.nix
index 81e4667c1fb0..246b43b779e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/default.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,19 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self:
   let
     gconf = pkgs.gnome2.GConf;
     inherit (self) callPackage;
+    stdenv = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.stdenv else pkgs.stdenv;
     inheritedArgs = {
       inherit gconf;
+      inherit stdenv;
 
       inherit (pkgs.darwin) sigtool;
       inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks)
         Accelerate AppKit Carbon Cocoa GSS ImageCaptureCore ImageIO IOKit OSAKit
         Quartz QuartzCore UniformTypeIdentifiers WebKit;
+      gnutls =
+        if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin
+        then pkgs.gnutls.override { inherit stdenv; inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks) Security; }
+        else pkgs.gnutls;
     };
   in {
     sources = import ./sources.nix {