diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
index 3b160c46c912..c7c9bf08c713 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/retroarch/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, which, pkgconfig, makeWrapper
 , ffmpeg, mesa, freetype, libxml2, python34
+, libobjc, AppKit, Foundation
 , alsaLib ? null
 , libpulseaudio ? null
 , libv4l ? null
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ ffmpeg freetype libxml2 mesa python34 SDL2 which ]
                 ++ optional enableNvidiaCgToolkit nvidia_cg_toolkit
                 ++ optional withVulkan [ vulkan-loader ]
+                ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libobjc AppKit Foundation ]
                 ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ alsaLib libpulseaudio libv4l libX11
                                               libXdmcp libXext libXxf86vm udev ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 99232bf8ea30..005a1fd42286 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20350,7 +20350,10 @@ with pkgs;
 
   redprl = callPackage ../applications/science/logic/redprl { };
 
-  retroarchBare = callPackage ../misc/emulators/retroarch { };
+  retroarchBare = callPackage ../misc/emulators/retroarch {
+    inherit (darwin) libobjc;
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AppKit Foundation;
+  };
 
   retroarch = wrapRetroArch { retroarch = retroarchBare; };