diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/moderngl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/moderngl/default.nix
index 3b38d8915e1d..91628b9cd51c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/moderngl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/moderngl/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  stdenv,
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@
   libX11,
   setuptools,
   glcontext,
+  pkgs,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-UpNqmMyy8uHW48sYUospGfaDHn4/kk54i1hzutzlEps=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
+  postPatch = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux) ''
     substituteInPlace _moderngl.py \
       --replace-fail '"libGL.so"' '"${libGL}/lib/libGL.so"' \
       --replace-fail '"libEGL.so"' '"${libGL}/lib/libEGL.so"'
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
-  buildInputs = [
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux) [
     libGL
     libX11
   ];
@@ -44,7 +46,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/moderngl/moderngl/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ c0deaddict ];
-    # should be mesa.meta.platforms, darwin build breaks.
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    inherit (pkgs.mesa.meta) platforms;
   };
 }