diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/raylib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/raylib/default.nix
index 944896d1cf57..2cdde4f2b726 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/raylib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/raylib/default.nix
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    autoPatchelfHook
     cmake
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux autoPatchelfHook;
 
   buildInputs = [ glfw ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ mesa libXi libXcursor libXrandr libXinerama ]
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   # fix libasound.so/libpulse.so not being found
-  appendRunpaths = [
+  appendRunpaths = lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     (lib.makeLibraryPath (lib.optional alsaSupport alsa-lib ++ lib.optional pulseSupport libpulseaudio))
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/raylib-python-cffi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/raylib-python-cffi/default.nix
index f1d46c1822d1..e77e357b3f3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/raylib-python-cffi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/raylib-python-cffi/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {
+  stdenv,
+  gcc,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   setuptools,
@@ -9,9 +11,19 @@
   raylib,
   physac,
   raygui,
-  lib
+  darwin,
+  lib,
 }:
 
+let
+  inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks)
+    OpenGL
+    Cocoa
+    IOKit
+    CoreFoundation
+    CoreVideo
+    ;
+in
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "raylib-python-cffi";
   version = "5.0.0.2";
@@ -31,22 +43,36 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     # This patch fixes to the builder script function to call pkg-config
     # using the library name rather than searching only through raylib
     ./fix_pyray_builder.patch
+
+    # use get_lib_flags() instead of linking to libraylib.a directly
+    ./fix_macos_raylib.patch
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    gcc
+  ];
 
   # tests require a graphic environment
   doCheck = false;
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyray" ];
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    glfw
-    libffi
-    raylib
-    physac
-    raygui
-  ];
+  buildInputs =
+    [
+      glfw
+      libffi
+      raylib
+      physac
+      raygui
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+      OpenGL
+      Cocoa
+      IOKit
+      CoreFoundation
+      CoreVideo
+    ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Python CFFI bindings for Raylib";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/raylib-python-cffi/fix_macos_raylib.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/raylib-python-cffi/fix_macos_raylib.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be2f41a3720c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/raylib-python-cffi/fix_macos_raylib.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/raylib/build.py
++++ b/raylib/build.py
+@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def build_unix():
+
+     if platform.system() == "Darwin":
+         print("BUILDING FOR MAC")
+-        extra_link_args = [get_the_lib_path() + '/libraylib.a', '-framework', 'OpenGL', '-framework', 'Cocoa',
++        extra_link_args = get_lib_flags() + ['-framework', 'OpenGL', '-framework', 'Cocoa',
+                            '-framework', 'IOKit', '-framework', 'CoreFoundation', '-framework',
+                            'CoreVideo']
+         libraries = []