diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL/default.nix
index ac895b5113ed..7006eb10f7ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , alsaSupport ? true, alsaLib ? null
 , x11Support ? true, xlibsWrapper ? null, libXrandr ? null
 , pulseaudioSupport ? true, libpulseaudio ? null
+, OpenGL, CoreAudio, CoreServices, AudioUnit, Kernel, Cocoa
 }:
 
 # OSS is no longer supported, for it's much crappier than ALSA and
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = let
     notMingw = !(stdenv ? cross) || stdenv.cross.libc != "msvcrt";
-  in optional notMingw audiofile;
+  in optional notMingw audiofile
+  ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ OpenGL CoreAudio CoreServices AudioUnit Kernel Cocoa ];
 
   # XXX: By default, SDL wants to dlopen() PulseAudio, in which case
   # we must arrange to add it to its RPATH; however, `patchelf' seems
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/impure-deps.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/impure-deps.nix
index 62bd63fabb23..b3155b447ac5 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/impure-deps.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/impure-deps.nix
@@ -249,4 +249,7 @@ rec {
   SecurityFoundation = [
     "/System/Library/Frameworks/SecurityFoundation.framework"
   ];
+  Kernel = [
+    "/System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework"
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3479ba9b8f8d..d072e7e18249 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8177,6 +8177,7 @@ let
     alsaSupport = stdenv.isLinux;
     x11Support = !stdenv.isCygwin;
     pulseaudioSupport = stdenv.isLinux;
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) OpenGL CoreAudio CoreServices AudioUnit Kernel Cocoa;
   };
 
   SDL_gfx = callPackage ../development/libraries/SDL_gfx { };