diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libticonv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libticonv/default.nix
index 0c075406dee2..9bc5528257f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libticonv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libticonv/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--enable-iconv"
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "LDFLAGS=-liconv";
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "http://lpg.ticalc.org/prj_tilp/news.html";