diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/swiftpm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/swiftpm/default.nix
index 9d8e414b72c9..2d5db28d68c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/swiftpm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/swiftpm/default.nix
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ let
           # so we don't have to account for that scenario.
           "-DCMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_NAME_DIR=ON"
         ];
+
+        # TODO: Clean up on `staging`.
+        env = lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin {
+          NIX_LDFLAGS = "-headerpad_max_install_names";
+        };
       }
     );
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/wrapper/default.nix
index e446bec66868..0bd4a818da6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/swift/wrapper/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
   useSwiftDriver ? true,
   swift-driver,
   clang,
+
+  # TODO: Clean up on `staging`.
+  llvmPackages,
+  writeShellScriptBin,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (
@@ -90,6 +94,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
           cp "$input" "$out/nix-support/$(basename "$input")"
         done
       fi
+    ''
+    # TODO: Clean up on `staging`.
+    + lib.optionalString stdenv.targetPlatform.isDarwin ''
+      printf "NIX_SWIFTFLAGS_COMPILE+=' -use-ld=lld -tools-directory %s'\n" \
+        ${writeShellScriptBin "ld" ''
+          exec ${lib.getExe' llvmPackages.lld "ld64.lld"} "$@"
+        ''}/bin \
+        >> $out/nix-support/setup-hook
+      printf '%s\n' ${lib.getBin llvmPackages.lld} >> $out/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
     '';
 
     passthru = {