diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/chibi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/chibi/default.nix
index 9cdd21a6b955..09ffa3ca2128 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/chibi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/chibi/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, makeWrapper }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, makeWrapper, darwin }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "0.11";
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
+  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin darwin.libutil;
+
   installPhase = ''
     make install PREFIX="$out"
   '';