diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/darwin.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/darwin.nix
index 5e7743f117b6..fb64f9e70d60 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/darwin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/darwin.nix
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   mesonBuildType = "release";
 
+  postFixup = ''
+    install_name_tool -add_rpath "$out/lib" "$out/lib/libGL.dylib"
+  '';
+
   passthru = {
     # needed to pass evaluation of bad platforms
     driverLink = throw "driverLink not supported on darwin";