diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/default.nix
index d51ed593173d..562fb9a10b8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/default.nix
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ developerToolsPackages_11_3_1 // macosPackages_11_0_1 // {
     libpthread      = applePackage "libpthread"        "osx-10.12.6"     "sha256-QvJ9PERmrCWBiDmOWrLvQUKZ4JxHuh8gS5nlZKDLqE8=" {};
     libresolv       = callPackage ./libresolv/package.nix { };
     Libsystem       = applePackage "Libsystem"         "osx-10.12.6"     "sha256-zvRdCP//TjKCGAqm/5nJXPppshU1cv2fg/L/yK/olGQ=" { inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk) sdkRoot; };
-    libutil         = applePackage "libutil"           "osx-10.12.6"     "sha256-4PFuk+CTLwvd/Ll9GLBkiIM0Sh/CVaiKwh5m1noheRs=" {};
+    libutil         = callPackage ./libutil/package.nix { };
     libunwind       = applePackage "libunwind"         "osx-10.12.6"     "sha256-CC0sndP/mKYe3dZu3v7fjuDASV4V4w7dAcnWMvpoquE=" {};
     mDNSResponder   = applePackage "mDNSResponder"     "osx-10.12.6"     "sha256-ddZr6tropkpdMJhq/kUlm3OwO8b0yxtkrMpwec8R4FY=" {};
     objc4           = applePackage "objc4"             "osx-10.12.6"     "sha256-ZsxRpdsfv3Dxs7yBBCkjbKXKR6aXwkEpxc1XYXz7ueM=" {};
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ developerToolsPackages_11_3_1 // macosPackages_11_0_1 // {
       Security    = null;
       xpc         = null;
     };
-    libutilHeaders  = pkgs.darwin.libutil.override { headersOnly = true; };
+    libutilHeaders  = lib.getDev self.libutil;
     hfsHeaders      = pkgs.darwin.hfs.override { headersOnly = true; };
     libresolvHeaders= lib.getDev self.libresolv;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libutil/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libutil/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cc8e0ffa28a..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libutil/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, stdenvNoCC, appleDerivation', xcbuildHook
-
-# headersOnly is true when building for libSystem
-, headersOnly ? false }:
-
-appleDerivation' (if headersOnly then stdenvNoCC else stdenv) {
-  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optional (!headersOnly) xcbuildHook;
-
-  prePatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace tzlink.c \
-      --replace '#include <xpc/xpc.h>' ""
-  '';
-
-  xcbuildFlags = [ "-target" "util" ];
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/include
-  '' + lib.optionalString headersOnly ''
-    cp *.h $out/include
-  '' + lib.optionalString (!headersOnly)''
-    mkdir -p $out/lib $out/include
-
-    cp Products/Release/*.dylib $out/lib
-    cp Products/Release/*.h $out/include
-
-    # TODO: figure out how to get this to be right the first time around
-    install_name_tool -id $out/lib/libutil.dylib $out/lib/libutil.dylib
-  '';
-
-  # FIXME: headers are different against headersOnly. And all the headers are NOT in macos, do we really want them?
-  # appleHeaders = ''
-  #   libutil.h
-  #   mntopts.h
-  #   tzlink.h
-  #   wipefs.h
-  # '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ copumpkin ];
-    platforms   = platforms.darwin;
-    license     = licenses.apple-psl20;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libutil/meson.build.in b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libutil/meson.build.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fa7f3610f532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libutil/meson.build.in
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Build settings based on the upstream Xcode project.
+# See: https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/libutil/blob/main/libutil.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+
+# Project settings
+project('libutil', 'c', 'cpp', version : '@version@')
+
+
+# Dependencies
+cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+cxx = meson.get_compiler('cpp')
+
+
+# Libraries
+libutil = library(
+    'util',
+    darwin_versions : '1',
+    install : true,
+    sources : [
+        'ExtentManager.cpp',
+        'expand_number.c',
+        'getmntopts.c',
+        'humanize_number.c',
+        'pidfile.c',
+        'realhostname.c',
+        'reexec_to_match_kernel.c',
+        'trimdomain.c',
+        'tzbootuuid.c',
+        'tzlink.c',
+        'tzlink.h',
+        'wipefs.cpp',
+    ],
+)
+install_headers(
+    'libutil.h',
+    'mntopts.h',
+    'tzlink.h',
+    'wipefs.h',
+)
+install_man(
+    'expand_number.3',
+    'getmntopts.3',
+    'humanize_number.3',
+    'pidfile.3',
+    'realhostname.3',
+    'realhostname_sa.3',
+    'reexec_to_match_kernel.3',
+    'trimdomain.3',
+    'wipefs.3',
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libutil/package.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libutil/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..311ef2f21498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/libutil/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  copyfile,
+  mkAppleDerivation,
+}:
+
+mkAppleDerivation {
+  releaseName = "libutil";
+
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "dev"
+    "man"
+  ];
+
+  xcodeHash = "sha256-7t2yz022PUuVwMQP7NBB3I9neuhxJin5W2C+Y5IQYAA=";
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    copyfile
+  ];
+
+  meta.description = "System utilities library";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json
index 05a0469e5049..a2bff622b0eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json
@@ -46,5 +46,9 @@
   "libresolv": {
     "hash": "sha256-FtvwjJKSFX6j9APYPC8WLXVOjbHLZa1Gcoc8yxLy8qE=",
     "version": "64"
+  },
+  "libutil": {
+    "hash": "sha256-4PFuk+CTLwvd/Ll9GLBkiIM0Sh/CVaiKwh5m1noheRs=",
+    "version": "47.30.1"
   }
 }