diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/gringo/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/gringo/default.nix
index 00879d9505b8..76c60023c063 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/gringo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/gringo/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl,
-  bison, re2c, scons
+  bison, re2c, scons,
+  libcxx
 }:
 
 let
@@ -21,6 +22,23 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./gringo-4.5.4-to_string.patch
   ];
 
+  patchPhase = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    substituteInPlace ./SConstruct \
+      --replace \
+        "env['CXX']            = 'g++'" \
+        "env['CXX']            = '$CXX'"
+
+    substituteInPlace ./SConstruct \
+      --replace \
+        "env['CPPPATH']        = []" \
+        "env['CPPPATH']        = ['${libcxx}/include/c++/v1']"
+
+    substituteInPlace ./SConstruct \
+      --replace \
+        "env['LIBPATH']        = []" \
+        "env['LIBPATH']        = ['${libcxx}/lib']"
+  '';
+
   buildPhase = ''
     scons WITH_PYTHON= --build-dir=release
   '';
@@ -33,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Converts input programs with first-order variables to equivalent ground programs";
     homepage = http://potassco.sourceforge.net/;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.hakuch ];
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
   };