diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/timidity/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/timidity/default.nix
index 368efcf9de30..42d6d5da4e08 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/timidity/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/timidity/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, alsa-lib, libjack2, ncurses, pkg-config }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, alsa-lib, libjack2, CoreAudio, ncurses, pkg-config }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "timidity";
@@ -12,9 +12,24 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = [ ./timidity-iA-Oj.patch ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ alsa-lib libjack2 ncurses ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    libjack2
+    ncurses
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+    alsa-lib
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    CoreAudio
+  ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--enable-audio=oss,alsa,jack" "--enable-alsaseq" "--with-default-output=alsa" "--enable-ncurses" ];
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--enable-ncurses"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+    "--enable-audio=oss,alsa,jack"
+    "--enable-alsaseq"
+    "--with-default-output=alsa"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    "--enable-audio=darwin,jack"
+  ];
 
   NIX_LDFLAGS = "-ljack -L${libjack2}/lib";
 
@@ -29,12 +44,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp ${./timidity.cfg} $out/share/timidity/timidity.cfg
     tar --strip-components=1 -xf $instruments -C $out/share/timidity/
   '';
+  # This fixup step is unnecessary and fails on Darwin
+  dontRewriteSymlinks = stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/timidity/";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     description = "A software MIDI renderer";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.marcweber ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d97f407163d7..ac9633558792 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -28333,7 +28333,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   timg = callPackage ../tools/graphics/timg { };
 
-  timidity = callPackage ../tools/misc/timidity { };
+  timidity = callPackage ../tools/misc/timidity {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreAudio;
+  };
 
   tint2 = callPackage ../applications/misc/tint2 { };