diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctz/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctz/package.nix
index a28c22d0443f..61c62044086c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctz/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cc/cctz/package.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-F4h8nT1karymV16FFHC0ldSbdOOx5AMstqi4Bc5m3UQ=";
   };
 
+  env.NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "-framework CoreFoundation";
+
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
 
   installTargets =