diff --git a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/monero/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/monero/default.nix
index 4b1e9cd4ea3e..57a058bada6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/monero/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/monero/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchpatch, fetchFromGitHub, cmake
 , boost, miniupnpc, openssl, pkgconfig, unbound
+, IOKit
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ boost miniupnpc openssl unbound ];
+  buildInputs = [ boost miniupnpc openssl unbound ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin IOKit;
 
   patches = [
     ./build-wallet-rpc.patch # fixed in next release
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 40824ac4efc3..1e3095ee7fcd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16614,7 +16614,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   mod-distortion = callPackage ../applications/audio/mod-distortion { };
 
-  monero = callPackage ../applications/altcoins/monero { };
+  monero = callPackage ../applications/altcoins/monero {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) IOKit;
+  };
 
   monero-gui = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/altcoins/monero-gui { };