diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glfw/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glfw/3.x.nix
index 8d4d4d10038..9cbc60dcef5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glfw/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glfw/3.x.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, libGL, libXrandr, libXinerama, libXcursor, libX11
-, darwin, fixDarwinDylibNames
+, cf-private, Cocoa, Kernel, fixDarwinDylibNames
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     libX11 libXrandr libXinerama libXcursor
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [ Cocoa Kernel fixDarwinDylibNames ]);
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    Cocoa Kernel fixDarwinDylibNames
+    # Needed for NSDefaultRunLoopMode symbols.
+    cf-private
+  ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 84ca9cd8161..0ec669de21e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9731,7 +9731,10 @@ with pkgs;
 
   glfw = glfw3;
   glfw2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/glfw/2.x.nix { };
-  glfw3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/glfw/3.x.nix { };
+  glfw3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/glfw/3.x.nix {
+    inherit (darwin) cf-private;
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa Kernel;
+  };
 
   glibc = callPackage ../development/libraries/glibc {
     installLocales = config.glibc.locales or false;