diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
index 7b24ed93406e..e0f98208e7ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, buildGoModule, fetchurl
 , go, ncurses, notmuch, scdoc
-, python3, perl, w3m, dante
+, python3, perl, w3m, dante, Security
 }:
 
 let
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ in buildGoModule rec {
     python3.pkgs.colorama
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ python3 notmuch ];
+  buildInputs = [ python3 notmuch ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Security ];
 
   GOFLAGS="-tags=notmuch";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b5d1934dbb93..6d3b03780ddf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -553,7 +553,9 @@ in
     wxGTK = wxGTK30;
   } // (config.aegisub or {}));
 
-  aerc = callPackage ../applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc { };
+  aerc = callPackage ../applications/networking/mailreaders/aerc {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;
+  };
 
   aerospike = callPackage ../servers/nosql/aerospike { };