diff --git a/pkgs/misc/sound-of-sorting/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/sound-of-sorting/default.nix
index 6e838803dea0..4d3aec01439f 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/sound-of-sorting/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/sound-of-sorting/default.nix
@@ -1,28 +1,24 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, SDL2, wxGTK } :
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkg-config, SDL2, wxGTK32, Cocoa }:
 
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "sound-of-sorting";
-  version = "2017-12-23";
+  version = "unstable-2022-10-12";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bingmann";
     repo = "sound-of-sorting";
-    rev = "5884a357af5775fb57d89eb028d4bf150760db75";
-    sha256 = "01bpzn38cwn9zlydzvnfz9k7mxdnjnvgnbcpx7i4al8fha7x9lw8";
+    rev = "5cfcaf752593c8cbcf52555dd22745599a7d8b1b";
+    sha256 = "sha256-cBrTvFoz6WZIsh5qPPiWxQ338Z0OfcIefiI8CZF6nn8=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs =
-  [ wxGTK SDL2 ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
-  preConfigure = ''
-    export SDL_CONFIG=${SDL2.dev}/bin/sdl2-config
-  '';
+  buildInputs = [ wxGTK32 SDL2 ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Cocoa ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Audibilization and Visualization of Sorting Algorithms";
     homepage = "https://panthema.net/2013/sound-of-sorting/";
-    license = with licenses; gpl3;
+    license = with licenses; gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f211abebd2fb..74176742d1db 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -36844,7 +36844,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   soundmodem = callPackage ../applications/radio/soundmodem {};
 
-  soundOfSorting = callPackage ../misc/sound-of-sorting { };
+  soundOfSorting = callPackage ../misc/sound-of-sorting {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
+  };
 
   sourceAndTags = callPackage ../misc/source-and-tags {
     hasktags = haskellPackages.hasktags;