diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix
index b3d0e96a5648..a97be6ec76fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/root/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , libX11, libXpm, libXft, libXext, libGLU, libGL, libxml2, lz4, xz, pcre, nlohmann_json
 , pkg-config, python, xxHash, zlib, zstd
 , libAfterImage, giflib, libjpeg, libtiff, libpng
-, Cocoa, OpenGL, noSplash ? false }:
+, Cocoa, CoreSymbolication, OpenGL, noSplash ? false }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "root";
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper cmake pkg-config git ];
   buildInputs = [ ftgl gl2ps glew pcre zlib zstd libxml2 lz4 xz gsl xxHash libAfterImage giflib libjpeg libtiff libpng nlohmann_json python.pkgs.numpy ]
     ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ libX11 libXpm libXft libXext libGLU libGL ]
-    ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.isDarwin) [ Cocoa OpenGL ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.isDarwin) [ Cocoa CoreSymbolication OpenGL ]
     ;
 
   patches = [
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs build/unix/
   '' + lib.optionalString noSplash ''
     substituteInPlace rootx/src/rootx.cxx --replace "gNoLogo = false" "gNoLogo = true"
+  '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    # Eliminate impure reference to /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks
+    substituteInPlace core/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace "-F/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks" ""
   '';
 
   cmakeFlags = [
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/default.nix
index 1b60abf562b8..56b77fbf2148 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/default.nix
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ in rec {
         "Versions/A/Frameworks/WebKitLegacy.framework/Versions/A/WebKitLegacy.tbd"
       ];
     });
-  } // lib.genAttrs [ "ContactsPersistence" "GameCenter" "SkyLight" "UIFoundation" ] (x: tbdOnlyFramework x {});
+  } // lib.genAttrs [ "ContactsPersistence" "CoreSymbolication" "GameCenter" "SkyLight" "UIFoundation" ] (x: tbdOnlyFramework x {});
 
   bareFrameworks = lib.mapAttrs framework (import ./frameworks.nix {
     inherit frameworks libs;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5afb6fa3f613..80f7df1a29ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -30401,7 +30401,7 @@ in
 
   root = callPackage ../applications/science/misc/root {
     python = python3;
-    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa OpenGL;
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa CoreSymbolication OpenGL;
   };
 
   root5 = lowPrio (callPackage ../applications/science/misc/root/5.nix {