diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/unicorn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/unicorn/default.nix
index 57983537ad14..2be3c9508291 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/unicorn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/unicorn/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pkg-config
 , cmake
+, IOKit
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config cmake ];
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ IOKit ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Lightweight multi-platform CPU emulator library";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 07cd0fc72b16..4b949111d210 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10647,7 +10647,9 @@ with pkgs;
     withRedis = true;
   };
 
-  unicorn = callPackage ../development/libraries/unicorn { };
+  unicorn = callPackage ../development/libraries/unicorn {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) IOKit;
+  };
 
   units = callPackage ../tools/misc/units {
     enableCurrenciesUpdater = true;