diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/freealut/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/freealut/default.nix
index 39d63a8bd693..2c9a893284be 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/freealut/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/freealut/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, openal }:
+{ stdenv, darwin, fetchurl, openal }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "freealut-1.1.0";
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0kzlil6112x2429nw6mycmif8y6bxr2cwjcvp18vh6s7g63ymlb0";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ openal ];
+  buildInputs = [ openal
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.OpenAL
+  ;
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://openal.org/";
     description = "Free implementation of OpenAL's ALUT standard";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl2;
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   };
 }