diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeflate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeflate/default.nix
index f0bf60cdfb8..d7a4aa91fb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeflate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdeflate/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, fixDarwinDylibNames }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libdeflate";
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace /usr/local $out
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
+
   configurePhase = ''
     make programs/config.h
   '';