diff --git a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
index 9ff7d1da71b2..d22d5bebc427 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/r-modules/default.nix
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ let
     fftw = [ pkgs.pkgconfig ];
     geoCount = [ pkgs.pkgconfig ];
     gdtools = [ pkgs.pkgconfig ];
+    JuniperKernel = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ pkgs.binutils.bintools ];
     kza = [ pkgs.pkgconfig ];
     magick = [ pkgs.pkgconfig ];
     mwaved = [ pkgs.pkgconfig ];
@@ -760,6 +761,17 @@ let
       '';
     });
 
+    JuniperKernel = old.JuniperKernel.overrideDerivation (attrs: {
+      postPatch = ''
+        for file in {R,src}/*.R; do
+            sed -i 's#system("which \(otool\|install_name_tool\)"[^)]*)#"${pkgs.binutils.bintools}/bin/\1"#g' $file
+        done
+      '';
+      preConfigure = ''
+        patchShebangs configure
+      '';
+    });
+
     Mposterior = old.Mposterior.overrideDerivation (attrs: {
       PKG_LIBS = "-L${pkgs.openblasCompat}/lib -lopenblas";
     });