diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openvr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openvr/default.nix
index 23df943062d6..65bd5fc49e45 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openvr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openvr/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 , jsoncpp
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , fetchpatch2
+, Foundation
+, AppKit
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
-  buildInputs = [ jsoncpp libGL ];
+  buildInputs = [ jsoncpp libGL ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Foundation AppKit ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DUSE_SYSTEM_JSONCPP=ON" "-DBUILD_SHARED=1" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8ccb4208eb59..36f61021718d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -23163,7 +23163,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   openvdb = callPackage ../development/libraries/openvdb { };
 
-  openvr = callPackage ../development/libraries/openvr { };
+  openvr = callPackage ../development/libraries/openvr {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Foundation AppKit;
+  };
 
   inherit (callPackages ../development/libraries/libressl { })
     libressl_3_4