diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.0.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.0.nix
index 98d7ce90de3b..5b1a4674a88a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.0.nix
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       "prefix=$(out)"
       "SHELL=${stdenv.shell}"
 
-      "USE_SYSTEM_BLAS=1"
+      (lib.optionalString (!stdenv.isDarwin) "USE_SYSTEM_BLAS=1")
       "USE_BLAS64=${if blas.isILP64 then "1" else "0"}"
 
       "USE_SYSTEM_LAPACK=1"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.3.nix
index da60fa8b9888..5e431a552332 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.3.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       "prefix=$(out)"
       "SHELL=${stdenv.shell}"
 
-      "USE_SYSTEM_BLAS=1"
+      (lib.optionalString (!stdenv.isDarwin) "USE_SYSTEM_BLAS=1")
       "USE_BLAS64=${if blas.isILP64 then "1" else "0"}"
 
       "USE_SYSTEM_LAPACK=1"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.5.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.5.nix
index 2a68090a04bd..b4c33faa44cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.5.nix
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       "prefix=$(out)"
       "SHELL=${stdenv.shell}"
 
-      "USE_SYSTEM_BLAS=1"
+      (lib.optionalString (!stdenv.isDarwin) "USE_SYSTEM_BLAS=1")
       "USE_BLAS64=${if blas.isILP64 then "1" else "0"}"
 
       "USE_SYSTEM_LAPACK=1"