diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
index 7df72bc05605..5b40f27674da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ libintlOrEmpty ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [
     CoreGraphics
     CoreText
-    ApplicationServices
     Carbon
   ]);
 
@@ -57,6 +56,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ optionals xcbSupport [ libxcb xcbutil ]
     ++ optional gobjectSupport glib
     ++ optional glSupport mesa_noglu
+    ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [
+      ApplicationServices
+    ])
     ; # TODO: maybe liblzo but what would it be for here?
 
   configureFlags = if stdenv.isDarwin then [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix
index ebd0f79cd47b..409307fb52b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, gdk_pixbuf, pango, cairo, libxml2, libgsf
-, bzip2, libcroco, libintlOrEmpty, darwin
+, bzip2, libcroco, libintlOrEmpty
 , withGTK ? false, gtk3 ? null
 , gobjectIntrospection ? null, enableIntrospection ? false }:
 
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib gdk_pixbuf cairo ] ++ lib.optional withGTK gtk3;
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [
-      ApplicationServices
-    ]);
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "--enable-introspection=auto" ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--disable-Bsymbolic";