diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/xrootd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/xrootd/default.nix
index 93683bc6f7fa..c6df60f2ee0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/xrootd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/xrootd/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     curl
+    fuse
     libkrb5
     libuuid
     libxcrypt
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     zlib
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
-    fuse
     systemd
     voms
   ]
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 46face91cab1..70363e3afc8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1514,7 +1514,12 @@ with pkgs;
 
   xpaste = callPackage ../tools/text/xpaste { };
 
-  xrootd = callPackage ../tools/networking/xrootd { };
+  xrootd = callPackage ../tools/networking/xrootd {
+    fuse =
+      if hostPlatform.isDarwin then osxfuse
+      else if hostPlatform.isLinux then fuse
+      else null;
+  };
 
   xtrt = callPackage ../tools/archivers/xtrt { };