diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix
index 83d8a19007da..bdd907176f99 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
   preBuild = ''
     export PYARROW_PARALLEL=$NIX_BUILD_CORES
   '';