diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/nvtop/build-nvtop.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/nvtop/build-nvtop.nix
index f1f855b25383..953565150765 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/nvtop/build-nvtop.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/nvtop/build-nvtop.nix
@@ -1,29 +1,37 @@
-{ lib
-, stdenv
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, cmake
-, gtest
-, cudatoolkit
-, libdrm
-, ncurses
-, testers
-, udev
-, addDriverRunpath
-, amd ? false
-, intel ? false
-, msm ? false
-, nvidia ? false
-, apple ? false
-, panfrost ? false
-, panthor ? false
-, ascend ? false
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  cmake,
+  gtest,
+  cudatoolkit,
+  libdrm,
+  ncurses,
+  testers,
+  udev,
+  apple-sdk_12,
+  addDriverRunpath,
+  amd ? false,
+  intel ? false,
+  msm ? false,
+  nvidia ? false,
+  apple ? false,
+  panfrost ? false,
+  panthor ? false,
+  ascend ? false,
 }:
 
 let
   drm-postFixup = ''
     patchelf \
       --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
-      --set-rpath "${lib.makeLibraryPath [ libdrm ncurses udev ]}" \
+      --set-rpath "${
+        lib.makeLibraryPath [
+          libdrm
+          ncurses
+          udev
+        ]
+      }" \
       $out/bin/nvtop
   '';
   needDrm = (amd || msm || panfrost || panthor);
@@ -51,18 +59,25 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (cmakeBool "PANTHOR_SUPPORT" panthor)
     (cmakeBool "ASCEND_SUPPORT" ascend)
   ];
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake gtest ] ++ lib.optional nvidia addDriverRunpath;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    gtest
+  ] ++ lib.optional nvidia addDriverRunpath;
 
-  buildInputs = [ ncurses udev ]
+  buildInputs =
+    [ ncurses ]
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux udev
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin apple-sdk_12
     ++ lib.optional nvidia cudatoolkit
-    ++ lib.optional needDrm libdrm
-  ;
+    ++ lib.optional needDrm libdrm;
 
   # this helps cmake to find <drm.h>
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString needDrm "-isystem ${lib.getDev libdrm}/include/libdrm";
 
   # ordering of fixups is important
-  postFixup = (lib.optionalString needDrm drm-postFixup) + (lib.optionalString nvidia "addDriverRunpath $out/bin/nvtop");
+  postFixup =
+    (lib.optionalString needDrm drm-postFixup)
+    + (lib.optionalString nvidia "addDriverRunpath $out/bin/nvtop");
 
   doCheck = true;
 
@@ -83,8 +98,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     homepage = "https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ willibutz gbtb anthonyroussel ];
+    platforms = lib.optional (!apple) platforms.linux ++ lib.optional apple platforms.darwin;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+      willibutz
+      gbtb
+      anthonyroussel
+      moni
+    ];
     mainProgram = "nvtop";
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/nvtop/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/nvtop/default.nix
index f6e679b6ffef..7e9653102bef 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/nvtop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/nvtop/default.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,36 @@
-{ callPackage }:
+{ callPackage, stdenv }:
 let
   # this GPU families are supported "by-default" upstream (see https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop/blob/3a69c2d060298cd6f92cb09db944eded98be1c23/CMakeLists.txt#L81)
   # coincidentally, these families are also easy to build in nixpkgs at the moment
-  defaultGPUFamilies = [ "amd" "intel" "msm" "nvidia" "panfrost" "panthor" ];
+  defaultGPUFamilies = [
+    "amd"
+    "apple"
+    "intel"
+    "msm"
+    "nvidia"
+    "panfrost"
+    "panthor"
+  ];
   # these GPU families are partially supported upstream, they are also tricky to build in nixpkgs
   # volunteers with specific hardware needed to build and test these package variants
-  additionalGPUFamilies = [ "apple" "ascend" ];
-  defaultSupport = builtins.listToAttrs (builtins.map (gpu: { name = gpu; value = true; }) defaultGPUFamilies);
+  additionalGPUFamilies = [ "ascend" ];
+  defaultSupport = builtins.listToAttrs (
+    # apple can only build on darwin, and it can't build everything else, and vice versa
+    builtins.map (gpu: {
+      name = gpu;
+      value =
+        (gpu == "apple" && stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform)
+        || (gpu != "apple" && stdenv.buildPlatform.isLinux);
+    }) defaultGPUFamilies
+  );
 in
 {
-  full = callPackage ./build-nvtop.nix defaultSupport; #this package supports all default GPU families
+  full = callPackage ./build-nvtop.nix defaultSupport; # this package supports all default GPU families
 }
 # additional packages with only one specific GPU family support
-// builtins.listToAttrs (builtins.map (gpu: { name = gpu; value = (callPackage ./build-nvtop.nix { "${gpu}" = true; }); }) defaultGPUFamilies)
-
-
-
+// builtins.listToAttrs (
+  builtins.map (gpu: {
+    name = gpu;
+    value = (callPackage ./build-nvtop.nix { "${gpu}" = true; });
+  }) defaultGPUFamilies
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ea4d3d6fd9b1..4f21ca2c8c21 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10524,7 +10524,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   nvidia-system-monitor-qt = libsForQt5.callPackage ../tools/system/nvidia-system-monitor-qt { };
 
-  nvtopPackages = recurseIntoAttrs (import ../tools/system/nvtop { inherit callPackage; });
+  nvtopPackages = recurseIntoAttrs (import ../tools/system/nvtop { inherit callPackage stdenv; });
 
   inherit (callPackages ../development/libraries/ogre { })
     ogre_13 ogre_14;