diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-limit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-limit/default.nix
index 7d63b7adcea..76f766685ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-limit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-limit/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 , rustPlatform
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , nix-update-script
+, stdenv
+, libiconv
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-LxqxRtMKUKZeuvk1caoYy8rv1bkEOQBM8i5SXMF4GXc=";
 
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv ];
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = nix-update-script {
       attrPath = pname;