diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/balena-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/balena-cli/default.nix
index c687eb994d94..bb674a83f322 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/balena-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/balena-cli/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , nodePackages
 , python3
 , udev
+, darwin
 }:
 
 buildNpmPackage rec {
@@ -30,10 +31,15 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     nodePackages.node-gyp
     python3
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    darwin.cctools
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     udev
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Foundation
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Cocoa
   ];
 
   passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {