diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
index 86550b873719..11a9382c94c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/default.nix
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # test-eevl.c:64:36: error: initializer element is not a compile-time constant
   doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "-DGDK_OSX_BIG_SUR=16";
+
   # Check if librsvg was built with --disable-pixbuf-loader.
   PKG_CONFIG_GDK_PIXBUF_2_0_GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR = "${librsvg}/${gdk-pixbuf.moduleDir}";