diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/default.nix
index b7136144768..53aad1019b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, libX11}:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, libX11, fixDarwinDylibNames }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "0.2.3";
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "098h1jhlj87axpza5zgy58prp0zn94wyrbch6x0s7q4mzh7dc8ba";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
   buildInputs = [ libX11 ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-debug"];