diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pinentry/mac.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pinentry/mac.nix
index 4acdd6cb897..8168aa94b3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pinentry/mac.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pinentry/mac.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, xcbuildHook, libiconv, Cocoa, ncurses }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, xcbuildHook, libiconv, Cocoa, ncurses, cf-private }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "pinentry-mac-0.9.4";
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ xcbuildHook ];
-  buildInputs = [ libiconv Cocoa ncurses ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libiconv Cocoa ncurses
+    # Needed for OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray symbols.
+    cf-private
+  ];
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/Applications
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1d36b9a6de9..db7dd73001d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4779,6 +4779,7 @@ with pkgs;
   };
 
   pinentry_mac = callPackage ../tools/security/pinentry/mac.nix {
+    inherit (darwin) cf-private;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
   };