diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/default.nix
index ea61940e8d4e..94a17c483aba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/default.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     # Use whatever `cc` the stdenv provides
     substituteInPlace src/runtime/Config.x86-64-darwin --replace gcc cc
+
+    substituteInPlace src/runtime/Config.x86-64-darwin \
+      --replace mmacosx-version-min=10.4 mmacosx-version-min=10.5
   '';
 
   preBuild = ''