diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/lldb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/lldb/default.nix
index f6d77d0b00f4..361221154298 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/lldb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/lldb/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   patches = [
     ./gnu-install-dirs.patch
+
+    # Fix darwin build
+    ./lldb-gdb-remote-no-libcompress.patch
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       cmake/modules/LLDBStandalone.cmake
     sed -i 's,"$.LLVM_LIBRARY_DIR.",${libllvm.lib}/lib ${libclang.lib}/lib,' \
       cmake/modules/LLDBStandalone.cmake
+
+    substituteInPlace tools/CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace "add_subdirectory(debugserver)" ""
   '';
 
   outputs = [ "out" "lib" "dev" ];
@@ -46,7 +52,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     darwin.libobjc
     darwin.apple_sdk.libs.xpc
-    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Foundation darwin.bootstrap_cmds darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Carbon darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Cocoa
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Foundation
+    darwin.bootstrap_cmds
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Carbon
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Cocoa
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.DebugSymbols
   ];
 
   CXXFLAGS = "-fno-rtti";
@@ -55,6 +65,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DLLDB_INCLUDE_TESTS=${if doCheck then "YES" else "NO"}"
     "-DLLDB_CODESIGN_IDENTITY=" # codesigning makes nondeterministic
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # Building debugserver requires the proprietary libcompression
+    "-DLLDB_NO_DEBUGSERVER=ON"
   ] ++ lib.optionals doCheck [
     "-DLLDB_TEST_C_COMPILER=${stdenv.cc}/bin/${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
     "-DLLDB_TEST_CXX_COMPILER=${stdenv.cc}/bin/${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}c++"
@@ -80,7 +93,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = llvm_meta // {
-    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isAarch64;
     homepage = "https://lldb.llvm.org/";
     description = "A next-generation high-performance debugger";
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/lldb/lldb-gdb-remote-no-libcompress.patch b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/lldb/lldb-gdb-remote-no-libcompress.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e04d4ffb1060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/lldb/lldb-gdb-remote-no-libcompress.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+diff -ru a/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunication.cpp b/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunication.cpp
+--- a/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunication.cpp	2019-01-09 19:46:09.000000000 -0500
++++ b/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunication.cpp	2021-11-27 00:23:08.000000000 -0500
+@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@
+ #define DEBUGSERVER_BASENAME "lldb-server"
+ #endif
+ 
+-#if defined(__APPLE__)
+-#define HAVE_LIBCOMPRESSION
+-#include <compression.h>
+-#endif
+-
+ #if defined(HAVE_LIBZ)
+ #include <zlib.h>
+ #endif
+diff -ru a/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunicationClient.cpp b/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunicationClient.cpp
+--- a/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunicationClient.cpp	2018-12-18 18:02:50.000000000 -0500
++++ b/source/Plugins/Process/gdb-remote/GDBRemoteCommunicationClient.cpp	2021-11-27 00:09:07.000000000 -0500
+@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@
+ 
+ #include "llvm/ADT/StringSwitch.h"
+ 
+-#if defined(__APPLE__)
+-#define HAVE_LIBCOMPRESSION
+-#include <compression.h>
+-#endif
+-
+ using namespace lldb;
+ using namespace lldb_private;
+ using namespace lldb_private::process_gdb_remote;