diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pystatgrab/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pystatgrab/default.nix
index 9ba3fb7b3785..574cc349d5de 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pystatgrab/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pystatgrab/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { lib
+, stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , cython
 , fetchFromGitHub
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@
 , setuptools
 , unittestCheckHook
 , wheel
+, darwin
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -33,7 +35,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     libstatgrab
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [
+    IOKit
+  ]);
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     unittestCheckHook