diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pcsc-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pcsc-tools/default.nix
index c479caa0a613..d2cb57bd485f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pcsc-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pcsc-tools/default.nix
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 , makeWrapper
 , pkg-config
 , wrapGAppsHook
-, systemd
-, dbus
+, systemdSupport ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform systemd, systemd
+, dbusSupport ? stdenv.isLinux, dbus
 , pcsclite
 , PCSC
 , wget
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
 , perlPackages
 , testers
 , nix-update-script
+
+# gui does not cross compile properly
+, withGui ? stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform
 }:
 
+assert systemdSupport -> dbusSupport;
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "pcsc-tools";
   version = "1.7.1";
@@ -33,16 +38,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "--datarootdir=${placeholder "out"}/share"
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ dbus perlPackages.perl pcsclite ]
-    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin PCSC
-    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux systemd;
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals dbusSupport [
+    dbus
+  ] ++ [
+    perlPackages.perl pcsclite
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin PCSC
+    ++ lib.optional systemdSupport systemd;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoconf-archive
     autoreconfHook
-    gobject-introspection
     makeWrapper
     pkg-config
+  ] ++ lib.optionals withGui [
+    gobject-introspection
     wrapGAppsHook
   ];
 
@@ -54,6 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     wrapProgram $out/bin/scriptor \
       --set PERL5LIB "${with perlPackages; makePerlPath [ ChipcardPCSC libintl-perl ]}"
 
+  '' + lib.optionalString withGui ''
     wrapProgram $out/bin/gscriptor \
       ''${makeWrapperArgs[@]} \
       --set PERL5LIB "${with perlPackages; makePerlPath [
@@ -66,6 +76,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
           Cairo
           CairoGObject
       ]}"
+  '' + ''
 
     wrapProgram $out/bin/ATR_analysis \
       --set PERL5LIB "${with perlPackages; makePerlPath [ ChipcardPCSC libintl-perl ]}"
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
index 1a5d9badf3c7..b078ee737bd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 , dbus
 , polkit
 , systemdLibs
+, dbusSupport ? stdenv.isLinux
+, systemdSupport ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform systemdLibs
+, udevSupport ? dbusSupport
+, libusb1
 , IOKit
 , testers
 , nix-update-script
@@ -17,6 +21,9 @@
 , polkitSupport ? false
 }:
 
+assert polkitSupport -> dbusSupport;
+assert systemdSupport -> dbusSupport;
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   inherit pname;
   version = "2.1.0";
@@ -35,11 +42,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "--enable-confdir=/etc"
     # The OS should care on preparing the drivers into this location
     "--enable-usbdropdir=/var/lib/pcsc/drivers"
-    (lib.enableFeature stdenv.isLinux "libsystemd")
+    (lib.enableFeature systemdSupport "libsystemd")
     (lib.enableFeature polkitSupport "polkit")
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     "--enable-ipcdir=/run/pcscd"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals systemdSupport [
     "--with-systemdsystemunitdir=${placeholder "out"}/lib/systemd/system"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!udevSupport) [
+    "--disable-libudev"
   ];
 
   makeFlags = [
@@ -70,9 +79,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [ python3 ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ systemdLibs ]
+    ++ lib.optionals systemdSupport [ systemdLibs ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ IOKit ]
-    ++ lib.optionals polkitSupport [ dbus polkit ];
+    ++ lib.optionals dbusSupport [ dbus ]
+    ++ lib.optionals polkitSupport [ polkit ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (!udevSupport) [ libusb1 ];
 
   passthru = {
     tests = {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index d2f882832c3b..34b4ca3b7916 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -3312,6 +3312,9 @@ with self; {
       "-Wno-error=implicit-int"
       "-Wno-error=int-conversion"
     ]);
+    postPatch = ''
+      substituteInPlace Makefile.PL --replace pkg-config $PKG_CONFIG
+    '';
     NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = "-L${lib.getLib pkgs.pcsclite}/lib -lpcsclite";
     # tests fail; look unfinished
     doCheck = false;