diff --git a/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix
index 7738c9b1c09..e9f8d6984af 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/lilypond/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ marcweber yurrriq ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
-    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 
   patches = [ ./findlib.patch ];
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/lilypond/unstable.nix b/pkgs/misc/lilypond/unstable.nix
index 5b548038da9..e2c0dccb2e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/lilypond/unstable.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/lilypond/unstable.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ fetchgit, lilypond, ghostscript, gyre-fonts }:
+{ stdenv, fetchgit, lilypond, ghostscript, gyre-fonts }:
 
 let
 
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ lilypond.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
     sha256 = "1ycyx9x76d79jh7wlwyyhdjkyrwnhzqpw006xn2fk35s0jrm2iz0";
   };
 
+  meta = oldAttrs.meta // {
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
+  };
+
   configureFlags = [
     "--disable-documentation"
     "--with-urwotf-dir=${ghostscript}/share/ghostscript/fonts"