diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/xqilla/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/xqilla/default.nix
index 37f16d8da4bd..ad568f42673c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/xqilla/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/xqilla/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, xercesc }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, darwin, xercesc }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "xqilla";
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "CXXFLAGS=-std=c++14"
   ];
 
+  buildInputs = [
+    xercesc
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [
+    CoreServices
+    SystemConfiguration
+  ]);
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An XQuery and XPath 2 library and command line utility written in C++, implemented on top of the Xerces-C library";
     mainProgram = "xqilla";