diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glfw/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glfw/3.x.nix
index 9cbc60dcef5a..668fe436e915 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glfw/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glfw/3.x.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON" ];
 
+  preConfigure  = lib.optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+    substituteInPlace src/glx_context.c --replace "libGL.so.1" "${lib.getLib libGL}/lib/libGL.so.1"
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Multi-platform library for creating OpenGL contexts and managing input, including keyboard, mouse, joystick and time";
     homepage = http://www.glfw.org/;