diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
index 3746c4b4657f..56d710c85454 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--localstatedir=/var/cache"
   ];
 
-  CFLAGS = [
+  CFLAGS = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     # TODO: Revisit upstream issue https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59972
     # https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/69761#issuecomment-770268478
     "-D__nonnull\\(params\\)="