diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/smesh/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/smesh/default.nix
index 9a52c42c939..1b1f590109f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/smesh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/smesh/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, cmake, ninja, opencascade }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, cmake, ninja, opencascade
+, Cocoa }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "smesh";
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ninja ];
-  buildInputs = [ opencascade ];
+  buildInputs = [ opencascade ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Cocoa ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Extension to OCE providing advanced meshing features";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7b17319f106..61c08ca184b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7411,7 +7411,9 @@ in
 
   smenu = callPackage ../tools/misc/smenu { };
 
-  smesh = callPackage ../development/libraries/smesh {};
+  smesh = callPackage ../development/libraries/smesh {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
+  };
 
   smu = callPackage ../tools/text/smu { };