diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mpd/clientlib.nix b/pkgs/servers/mpd/clientlib.nix
index 269b20dbebba..dab63a5bad83 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mpd/clientlib.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mpd/clientlib.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, meson, ninja }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, meson, ninja, fixDarwinDylibNames }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "2.13";
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1g1n6rk8kn87mbjqxxj0vi7haj8xx21xmqlzbrx2fvyp5357zvsq";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja ]
+  ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Client library for MPD (music player daemon)";