diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib-networking/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib-networking/default.nix
index 87f3c78a82e8..363d0ec7484a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glib-networking/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glib-networking/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib gnutls libproxy gsettings_desktop_schemas ];
 
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-lintl";
+
   doCheck = false; # tests need to access the certificates (among other things)
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {