diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/bacula/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/bacula/default.nix
index 8bf253a7b12..faae85f3ec4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/bacula/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/bacula/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, sqlite, postgresql, zlib, acl, ncurses, openssl, readline }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, sqlite, postgresql, zlib, acl, ncurses, openssl, readline
+, CoreFoundation, IOKit
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "bacula-9.6.5";
@@ -9,6 +11,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ postgresql sqlite zlib ncurses openssl readline ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+      CoreFoundation
+      IOKit
+    ]
     # acl relies on attr, which I can't get to build on darwin
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) acl;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8afc133f51b..fb43a22eeeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2563,7 +2563,9 @@ in
     inherit (llvmPackages) openmp;
   };
 
-  bacula = callPackage ../tools/backup/bacula { };
+  bacula = callPackage ../tools/backup/bacula {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreFoundation IOKit;
+  };
 
   bareos = callPackage ../tools/backup/bareos { };