diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cmark/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cmark/default.nix
index 1cc19277522d..d78db53ea4b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cmark/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cmark/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, cmake }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cmark";
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-UjDM2N6gCwO94F1nW3qCP9JX42MYAicAuGTKAXMy1Gg=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix libcmark.pc paths (should be incorporated next release)
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/commonmark/cmark/commit/15762d7d391483859c241cdf82b1615c6b6a5a19.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-wdyK1tQolgfiwYMAaWMQZdCSbMDCijug5ykpoDl/HwI=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
@@ -19,10 +27,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DCMARK_STATIC=OFF"
   ];
 
-  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+  doCheck = true;
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(readlink -f ./src)
+  preCheck = let
+    lib_path = if stdenv.isDarwin then "DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH" else "LD_LIBRARY_PATH";
+  in ''
+    export ${lib_path}=$(readlink -f ./src)
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {