diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/cd-discid/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/cd-discid/default.nix
index 5286362b50f..2cf9849e351 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/cd-discid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/cd-discid/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv }:
+{ fetchurl, stdenv
+, IOKit ? null }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "cd-discid-${version}";
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installFlags = "PREFIX=$(out) INSTALL=install";
 
+  buildInputs = []
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin [ IOKit ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://linukz.org/cd-discid.shtml;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b79c331d812..57872d6156f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12487,7 +12487,9 @@ in
 
   cbc = callPackage ../applications/science/math/cbc { };
 
-  cddiscid = callPackage ../applications/audio/cd-discid { };
+  cddiscid = callPackage ../applications/audio/cd-discid {
+    inherit (darwin) IOKit;
+  };
 
   cdparanoia = self.cdparanoiaIII;