diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/n8n/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/n8n/default.nix
index 20775c4ed4af..7677abfb0ccf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/n8n/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/n8n/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ nodePackages.n8n.override {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkgs.nodePackages.node-pre-gyp
     pkgs.which
+    pkgs.xcbuild
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ nodePackages.n8n.override {
   # makes libmongocrypt bindings not look for static libraries in completely wrong places
   BUILD_TYPE = "dynamic";
 
+  # Disable NAPI_EXPERIMENTAL to allow to build with Node.js≥18.20.0.
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-DNODE_API_EXPERIMENTAL_NOGC_ENV_OPT_OUT";
+
   dontNpmInstall = true;
 
   passthru = {