diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202103.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202103.nix
index 712f89e383ff..59294496f80a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202103.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202103.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       url = "https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/commit/808bc202fc13e85a7948db0d7fb58f0f051200b1.patch";
       sha256 = "sha256-ayY/aV/xWOdEyFSDqV7B5WDGvZ0ASr/aeBeYwP5RZVc=";
     })
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # Don’t propagate the path to CoreFoundation. Otherwise, it’s impossible to build packages
+    # that require a different SDK other than the default one.
+    ./cmake-core-foundation.patch
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202111.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202111.nix
index d40ca0bd4ab2..0c1a173eca44 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202111.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202111.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-sSXT6D4JSrk3dA7kVaxfKkzOMBpqXQb0WbMYWG+nGwk=";
   };
 
+  patches = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # Don’t propagate the path to CoreFoundation. Otherwise, it’s impossible to build packages
+    # that require a different SDK other than the default one.
+    ./cmake-core-foundation.patch
+  ];
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if static then "OFF" else "ON"}"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (cxxStandard != null) [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202206.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202206.nix
index 7ca25f414040..a605be3c05ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202206.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202206.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-Od1FZOOWEXVQsnZBwGjDIExi6LdYtomyL0STR44SsG8=";
   };
 
+  patches = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # Don’t propagate the path to CoreFoundation. Otherwise, it’s impossible to build packages
+    # that require a different SDK other than the default one.
+    ./cmake-core-foundation.patch
+  ];
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${if static then "OFF" else "ON"}"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (cxxStandard != null) [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202301.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202301.nix
index da5f1fc029e1..4676264c26d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202301.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202301.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-PLoI7ix+reUqkZ947kWzls8lujYqWXk9A9a55UcfahI=";
   };
 
+  patches = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # Don’t propagate the path to CoreFoundation. Otherwise, it’s impossible to build packages
+    # that require a different SDK other than the default one.
+    ./cmake-core-foundation.patch
+  ];
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DABSL_BUILD_TEST_HELPERS=ON"
     "-DABSL_USE_EXTERNAL_GOOGLETEST=ON"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202308.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202308.nix
index 7ec0ac8a775f..78651024ab5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202308.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202308.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-uNGrTNg5G5xFGtc+BSWE389x0tQ/KxJQLHfebNWas/k=";
   };
 
+  patches = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # Don’t propagate the path to CoreFoundation. Otherwise, it’s impossible to build packages
+    # that require a different SDK other than the default one.
+    ./cmake-core-foundation.patch
+  ];
+
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DABSL_BUILD_TEST_HELPERS=ON"
     "-DABSL_USE_EXTERNAL_GOOGLETEST=ON"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/cmake-core-foundation.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/cmake-core-foundation.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..61b57456b3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/abseil-cpp/cmake-core-foundation.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ur a/absl/time/CMakeLists.txt b/absl/time/CMakeLists.txt
+--- a/absl/time/CMakeLists.txt	1969-12-31 19:00:01.000000000 -0500
++++ b/absl/time/CMakeLists.txt	2023-10-30 21:50:32.639061785 -0400
+@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
+ )
+ 
+ if(APPLE)
+-  find_library(CoreFoundation CoreFoundation)
++  set(CoreFoundation "-framework CoreFoundation")
+ endif()
+ 
+ absl_cc_library(
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
index 977ef2eef9c7..a6a2736fec11 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ rec {
       ) darwinMinVersion darwinSdkVersion;
 
       sdk = pkgs.darwin."apple_sdk_${lib.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "_" ] darwinSdkVersion}";
+      # TODO: Make this unconditional after #229210 has been merged,
+      # and the 10.12 SDK is updated to follow the new structure.
+      Libsystem = if darwinSdkVersion == "10.12" then pkgs.darwin.Libsystem else sdk.Libsystem;
 
       replacePropagatedFrameworks = pkg:
         let
@@ -349,8 +352,8 @@ rec {
         // lib.genAttrs atBuildInputs (input: map mapRuntimeToSDK (args."${input}" or [ ]));
 
       mkCC = cc: cc.override {
-        bintools = cc.bintools.override { libc = sdk.Libsystem; };
-        libc = sdk.Libsystem;
+        bintools = cc.bintools.override { libc = Libsystem; };
+        libc = Libsystem;
       };
     in
     # TODO: make this work across all input types and not just propagatedBuildInputs
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3fe321c41db6..676143844fc8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20515,10 +20515,30 @@ with pkgs;
 
   aalib = callPackage ../development/libraries/aalib { };
 
-  abseil-cpp_202103 = callPackage ../development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202103.nix { };
-  abseil-cpp_202206 = callPackage ../development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202206.nix { };
-  abseil-cpp_202301 = callPackage ../development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202301.nix { };
-  abseil-cpp_202308 = callPackage ../development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202308.nix { };
+  abseil-cpp_202103 = callPackage ../development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202103.nix {
+    # If abseil-cpp doesn’t have a deployment target of 10.13+, arrow-cpp crashes in libgrpc.dylib.
+    stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isx86_64
+      then overrideSDK stdenv { darwinMinVersion = "10.13"; }
+      else stdenv;
+  };
+  abseil-cpp_202206 = callPackage ../development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202206.nix {
+    # If abseil-cpp doesn’t have a deployment target of 10.13+, arrow-cpp crashes in libgrpc.dylib.
+    stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isx86_64
+      then overrideSDK stdenv { darwinMinVersion = "10.13"; }
+      else stdenv;
+  };
+  abseil-cpp_202301 = callPackage ../development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202301.nix {
+    # If abseil-cpp doesn’t have a deployment target of 10.13+, arrow-cpp crashes in libgrpc.dylib.
+    stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isx86_64
+      then overrideSDK stdenv { darwinMinVersion = "10.13"; }
+      else stdenv;
+  };
+  abseil-cpp_202308 = callPackage ../development/libraries/abseil-cpp/202308.nix {
+    # If abseil-cpp doesn’t have a deployment target of 10.13+, arrow-cpp crashes in libgrpc.dylib.
+    stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isx86_64
+      then overrideSDK stdenv { darwinMinVersion = "10.13"; }
+      else stdenv;
+  };
   abseil-cpp = abseil-cpp_202301;
 
   accountsservice = callPackage ../development/libraries/accountsservice { };
@@ -21807,13 +21827,9 @@ with pkgs;
   grilo-plugins = callPackage ../development/libraries/grilo-plugins { };
 
   grpc = callPackage ../development/libraries/grpc {
-    stdenv = if (stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isx86_64) then
-      # Work around Clang check for 10.13 when using aligned allocations with C++17.
-      stdenv.override (old: {
-        hostPlatform = old.hostPlatform // { darwinMinVersion = "10.13"; };
-        buildPlatform = old.buildPlatform // { darwinMinVersion = "10.13"; };
-        targetPlatform = old.targetPlatform // { darwinMinVersion = "10.13"; };
-      })
+    # Work around Clang check for 10.13 when using aligned allocations with C++17.
+    stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isx86_64
+      then overrideSDK stdenv { darwinMinVersion = "10.13"; }
       else stdenv;
   };