diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
index 07a40bcecf2..3771880d360 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/freenect/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, libusb, pkgconfig, freeglut, libGLU_combined, libXi, libXmu }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, libusb, pkgconfig, freeglut, libGLU_combined, libXi, libXmu
+, GLUT, Cocoa
+ }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "freenect-${version}";
@@ -11,15 +13,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0vnc7z2avckh4mccqq6alsd2z7xvsh3kaslc5b0gnfxw0j269gl6";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ libusb freeglut libGLU_combined libXi libXmu ];
+  buildInputs = [ libusb freeglut libGLU_combined libXi libXmu ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ GLUT Cocoa ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Drivers and libraries for the Xbox Kinect device on Windows, Linux, and macOS";
     inherit version;
     homepage = http://openkinect.org;
-    license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ gpl2 asl20 ];
-    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ bennofs ];
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl2 asl20 ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ bennofs ];
+    platforms = with lib.platforms; linux ++ darwin ;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6ac59bb2739..8e84a2658ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8807,7 +8807,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   freeglut = callPackage ../development/libraries/freeglut { };
 
-  freenect = callPackage ../development/libraries/freenect { };
+  freenect = callPackage ../development/libraries/freenect {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa GLUT;
+  };
 
   freetype = callPackage ../development/libraries/freetype { };