diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
index c99f09e7f93a..ad7cac085b4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, perl, nixosTests
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, darwin, pkg-config, perl, nixosTests
 , brotliSupport ? false, brotli
 , c-aresSupport ? false, c-aresMinimal
 , gnutlsSupport ? false, gnutls
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-FsYqnErw9wPSi9pte783ukcFWtNBTXDexj4uYzbyqC0=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./7.79.1-darwin-no-systemconfiguration.patch
-  ];
-
   outputs = [ "bin" "dev" "out" "man" "devdoc" ];
   separateDebugInfo = stdenv.isLinux;
 
@@ -68,6 +64,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   strictDeps = true;
 
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [
+    CoreFoundation
+    CoreServices
+    SystemConfiguration
+  ]);
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config perl ];
 
   # Zlib and OpenSSL must be propagated because `libcurl.la' contains