diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/gmsh/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/gmsh/default.nix
index fe34a82679a8..76fc20c4b048 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/gmsh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/gmsh/default.nix
@@ -5,25 +5,28 @@ assert (!blas.isILP64) && (!lapack.isILP64);
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gmsh";
-  version = "4.9.2";
+  version = "4.9.4";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://gmsh.info/src/gmsh-${version}-source.tgz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-26KB4DNYT12gfi2Y1656PcSBcjyybCxye2X8ILMBYYw=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-rP8zQtGQfEKaS+PkWW7UT2zUP9WpSrdWZ/SGPNzy92k=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ blas lapack gmm fltk libjpeg zlib libGLU libGL
-    libGLU xorg.libXrender xorg.libXcursor xorg.libXfixes xorg.libXext
-    xorg.libXft xorg.libXinerama xorg.libX11 xorg.libSM xorg.libICE
-    opencascade-occt
+  buildInputs = [
+    blas lapack gmm fltk libjpeg zlib opencascade-occt
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
+    libGL libGLU xorg.libXrender xorg.libXcursor xorg.libXfixes
+    xorg.libXext xorg.libXft xorg.libXinerama xorg.libX11 xorg.libSM
+    xorg.libICE
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake gfortran ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "A three-dimensional finite element mesh generator";
     homepage = "https://gmsh.info/";
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
   };
 }