diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcpkg-tool/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcpkg-tool/package.nix
index f21dfc76a69c..04dadbcdc25b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcpkg-tool/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcpkg-tool/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , runtimeShell
+, apple-sdk_11
 , cacert
 , cmake
 , cmakerc
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   buildInputs = [
     cmakerc
     fmt
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ apple-sdk_11 ];
 
   patches = [
     ./change-lock-location.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4341c7de74ee..feaa7cdfbf15 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ with pkgs;
   };
 
   vcpkg-tool = callPackage ../by-name/vc/vcpkg-tool/package.nix {
-    stdenv = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then overrideSDK stdenv "11.0" else stdenv;
     fmt = fmt_10;
   };