diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/foma/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/foma/default.nix
index 2bde606adbe6..e75aaca50f6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/foma/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/foma/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, zlib, flex, bison, readline }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, zlib, flex, bison, readline, darwin }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "foma";
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   sourceRoot = "source/foma";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ flex bison ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ flex bison ]
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin darwin.cctools;
   buildInputs = [ zlib readline ];
 
+  makeFlags = [
+    "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
+  ];
+
   patchPhase = ''
     substituteInPlace Makefile \
       --replace '-ltermcap' ' ' \