diff --git a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/gem-config/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/gem-config/default.nix
index 41c837f52f0a..683677d05fc3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/gem-config/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/gem-config/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 , libiconv, postgresql, v8_3_16_14, clang, sqlite, zlib, imagemagick
 , pkgconfig , ncurses, xapian, gpgme, utillinux, fetchpatch, tzdata, icu, libffi
 , cmake, libssh2, openssl, mysql, darwin, git, perl, gecode_3, curl
-, libmsgpack, qt48
+, libmsgpack, qt48, libsodium
 }:
 
 let
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ in
     buildInputs = [ openssl ];
   };
 
+  rbnacl = spec: {
+    postInstall = ''
+    sed -i $(cat $out/nix-support/gem-meta/install-path)/lib/rbnacl.rb -e "2a \
+    RBNACL_LIBSODIUM_GEM_LIB_PATH = '${libsodium.out}/lib/libsodium.${if stdenv.isDarwin then "dylib" else "so"}'
+    "
+    '';
+  };
+
   rmagick = attrs: {
     buildInputs = [ imagemagick pkgconfig which ];
   };