diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/liblqr-1/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/liblqr-1/default.nix
index aa6cd0fd57d8..914cc0c2ab69 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/liblqr-1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/liblqr-1/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkg-config, glib }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkg-config, glib, Carbon }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "liblqr-1";
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Carbon ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 15dbe202eb19..73caac198a11 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16923,7 +16923,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libliftoff = callPackage ../development/libraries/libliftoff { };
 
-  liblqr1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblqr-1 { };
+  liblqr1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblqr-1 {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon;
+  };
 
   liblockfile = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblockfile { };