diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_p11/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_p11/default.nix
index 1ed47ba53c2a..35199d3357b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_p11/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam_p11/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkg-config, openssl, libp11, pam }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkg-config, openssl, libp11, pam, libintl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "pam_p11";
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ pam openssl libp11 ];
+  buildInputs = [ pam openssl libp11 ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libintl ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/OpenSC/pam_p11";