diff --git a/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix
index 759ecdc68e4d..ef861068fa49 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, lib, fetchurl, ghostscript, gyre-fonts, texinfo, imagemagick, texi2html, guile
 , python3, gettext, flex, perl, bison, pkg-config, autoreconfHook, dblatex
 , fontconfig, freetype, pango, fontforge, help2man, zip, netpbm, groff
+, freefont_ttf, makeFontsConf
 , makeWrapper, t1utils, boehmgc, rsync
 , texlive, tex ? texlive.combine {
     inherit (texlive) scheme-small lh metafont epsf fontinst;
@@ -62,4 +63,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ marcweber yurrriq ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
   };
+
+  FONTCONFIG_FILE = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin (makeFontsConf {
+    fontDirectories = [ freefont_ttf ];
+  });
 }