diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix
index abab060bf2cd..57ccfd382f7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, SDL2, libpng, libiconv }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, SDL2, libpng, libiconv, libobjc }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "qrencode";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ SDL2 libpng ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv ];
+  buildInputs = [ SDL2 libpng ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv libobjc ];
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-tests"
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b51c0bbbe3d0..24be09c8be7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -28569,7 +28569,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   qrcodegen = callPackage ../development/libraries/qrcodegen { };
 
-  qrencode = callPackage ../development/libraries/qrencode { };
+  qrencode = callPackage ../development/libraries/qrencode {
+    inherit (darwin) libobjc;
+  };
 
   geeqie = callPackage ../applications/graphics/geeqie { };