diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix
index 2bfe0eb42665..bd52f1bc0a49 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, xcbuild, Foundation, AddressBook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "1.1a-3";
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0wdqc1ndgrdhqapvvgx5xihc750szv08lp91x4l6n0gh59cpxpg3";
   };
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace "xcodebuild" "/usr/bin/xcodebuild"
-  '';
+  buildInputs = [ xcbuild Foundation AddressBook ];
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin
-    cp ./build/Deployment/contacts $out/bin
+    cp ./contacts-*/Build/Products/Default-*/contacts $out/bin
   '';
 
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = " -F${Foundation}/Library/Frameworks/ -F${AddressBook}/Library/Frameworks/";
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Access contacts from the Mac address book from command-line";
     homepage    = http://www.gnufoo.org/contacts/contacts.html;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b1273fc469b6..4f2a1d837952 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -760,7 +760,9 @@ in
 
   cpulimit = callPackage ../tools/misc/cpulimit { };
 
-  contacts = callPackage ../tools/misc/contacts { };
+  contacts = callPackage ../tools/misc/contacts {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Foundation AddressBook;
+  };
 
   coturn = callPackage ../servers/coturn { };