diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cargo/common.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cargo/common.nix
index 941fe8073075..110956ebf85d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cargo/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cargo/common.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
        "$out/lib/rustlib/uninstall.sh" \
        "$out/lib/rustlib/manifest-cargo"
 
-     wrapProgram "$out/bin/cargo" --suffix PATH : "${rustc}/bin"
+     wrapProgram "$out/bin/cargo" --suffix PATH : "${rustc}/bin" \
+       ${stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''--suffix DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH : "${rustc}/lib"''}
   '';
 
   platform = if stdenv.system == "i686-linux"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cargo/snapshot.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cargo/snapshot.nix
index ad07148815bb..6dbe1e727d31 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cargo/snapshot.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/cargo/snapshot.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   dontStrip = true;
 
+  __propagatedImpureHostDeps = [
+    "/usr/lib/libiconv.2.dylib"
+    "/usr/lib/libssl.0.9.8.dylib"
+    "/usr/lib/libcurl.4.dylib"
+    "/System/Library/Frameworks/GSS.framework/GSS"
+    "/System/Library/Frameworks/GSS.framework/Versions/Current"
+    "/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Heimdal.framework/Heimdal"
+    "/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Heimdal.framework/Versions/Current"
+  ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p "$out"
     ./install.sh "--prefix=$out"