diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb/adapter.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb/adapter.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d040ef11778f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb/adapter.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  lldb,
+  makeWrapper,
+  rustPlatform,
+  stdenv,
+
+  pname,
+  src,
+  version,
+}:
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+  pname = "${pname}-adapter";
+  inherit version src;
+
+  cargoHash = "sha256-e/Jki/4pCs0qzaBVR4iiUhdBFmWlTZYREQkuFSoWYFo=";
+
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ lldb ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  env = lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin { NIX_LDFLAGS = "-llldb -lc++abi"; };
+
+  buildAndTestSubdir = "adapter";
+
+  buildFeatures = [ "weak-linkage" ];
+
+  cargoBuildFlags = [
+    "--lib"
+    "--bin=codelldb"
+  ];
+
+  postFixup = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/{adapter,formatters}
+    # codelldb expects libcodelldb.so to be in the same
+    # directory as the executable, and can't find it in $out/lib.
+    # To make codelldb executable as a standalone,
+    # we put all files in $out/share, and then wrap the binary in $out/bin.
+    mv $out/bin/* $out/share/adapter
+    cp $out/lib/* $out/share/adapter
+    cp -r adapter/scripts $out/share/adapter
+    cp -t $out/share/formatters formatters/*.py
+    ln -s ${lib.getLib lldb} $out/share/lldb
+    makeWrapper $out/share/adapter/codelldb $out/bin/codelldb \
+      --set-default LLDB_DEBUGSERVER_PATH "${lldb.out}/bin/lldb-server"
+  '';
+
+  patches = [ ./adapter-output-shared_object.patch ];
+
+  # Tests are linked to liblldb but it is not available here.
+  doCheck = false;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb/default.nix
index c28093798a43..b257361d70a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   python3,
   pkg-config,
   libsecret,
-  darwin,
 }:
 assert lib.versionAtLeast python3.version "3.5";
 let
@@ -34,80 +33,36 @@ let
   # need to build a custom version of lldb and llvm for enhanced rust support
   lldb = (import ./lldb.nix { inherit fetchFromGitHub llvmPackages; });
 
-  adapter = rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
-    pname = "${pname}-adapter";
-    inherit version src;
+  adapter = (
+    import ./adapter.nix {
+      inherit
+        lib
+        lldb
+        makeWrapper
+        rustPlatform
+        stdenv
 
-    cargoHash = "sha256-e/Jki/4pCs0qzaBVR4iiUhdBFmWlTZYREQkuFSoWYFo=";
+        pname
+        src
+        version
+        ;
+    }
+  );
 
-    buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ lldb ];
+  nodeDeps = (
+    import ./node_deps.nix {
+      inherit
+        buildNpmPackage
+        libsecret
+        pkg-config
+        python3
 
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
-
-    env = lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin { NIX_LDFLAGS = "-llldb -lc++abi"; };
-
-    buildAndTestSubdir = "adapter";
-
-    buildFeatures = [ "weak-linkage" ];
-
-    cargoBuildFlags = [
-      "--lib"
-      "--bin=codelldb"
-    ];
-
-    postFixup = ''
-      mkdir -p $out/share/{adapter,formatters}
-      # codelldb expects libcodelldb.so to be in the same
-      # directory as the executable, and can't find it in $out/lib.
-      # To make codelldb executable as a standalone,
-      # we put all files in $out/share, and then wrap the binary in $out/bin.
-      mv $out/bin/* $out/share/adapter
-      cp $out/lib/* $out/share/adapter
-      cp -r adapter/scripts $out/share/adapter
-      cp -t $out/share/formatters formatters/*.py
-      ln -s ${lib.getLib lldb} $out/share/lldb
-      makeWrapper $out/share/adapter/codelldb $out/bin/codelldb \
-        --set-default LLDB_DEBUGSERVER_PATH "${lldb.out}/bin/lldb-server"
-    '';
-
-    patches = [ ./adapter-output-shared_object.patch ];
-
-    # Tests are linked to liblldb but it is not available here.
-    doCheck = false;
-  };
-
-  nodeDeps = buildNpmPackage {
-    pname = "${pname}-node-deps";
-    inherit version src;
-
-    npmDepsHash = "sha256-fMKGi+AJTMlWl7SQtZ21hUwOLgqlFYDhwLvEergQLfI=";
-
-    nativeBuildInputs = [
-      python3
-      pkg-config
-    ];
-
-    buildInputs =
-      [ libsecret ]
-      ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin (
-        with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks;
-        [
-          Security
-          AppKit
-        ]
-      );
-
-    dontNpmBuild = true;
-
-    installPhase = ''
-      runHook preInstall
-
-      mkdir -p $out/lib
-      cp -r node_modules $out/lib
-
-      runHook postInstall
-    '';
-  };
+        pname
+        src
+        version
+        ;
+    }
+  );
 
   # debugservers on macOS require the 'com.apple.security.cs.debugger'
   # entitlement which nixpkgs' lldb-server does not yet provide; see
@@ -132,9 +87,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
+    makeWrapper
     nodejs
     unzip
-    makeWrapper
   ];
 
   patches = [ ./cmake-build-extension-only.patch ];
@@ -142,7 +97,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   postPatch = ''
     # temporary patch for forgotten version updates
     substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
-      --replace "1.9.2" ${version}
+      --replace-fail "1.9.2" ${version}
   '';
 
   postConfigure =
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb/node_deps.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb/node_deps.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08dd9dc7e558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/vadimcn.vscode-lldb/node_deps.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  buildNpmPackage,
+
+  libsecret,
+  python3,
+  pkg-config,
+
+  pname,
+  src,
+  version,
+}:
+buildNpmPackage {
+  pname = "${pname}-node-deps";
+  inherit version src;
+
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-fMKGi+AJTMlWl7SQtZ21hUwOLgqlFYDhwLvEergQLfI=";
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    python3
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libsecret ];
+
+  dontNpmBuild = true;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/lib
+    cp -r node_modules $out/lib
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+}