diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/wget/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/wget/default.nix
index 27aa9b1775a..587f8bcaeac 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/wget/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/wget/default.nix
@@ -21,19 +21,22 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
        do
          sed -i "$i" -e's/localhost/127.0.0.1/g'
        done
+    '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+       export LIBS="-liconv -lintl"
     '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ gettext ];
   buildInputs = [ libidn ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals doCheck [ perl perlPackages.IOSocketSSL LWP python3 ]
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optional (gnutls != null) gnutls;
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional (gnutls != null) gnutls
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin perl;
 
   configureFlags =
     if gnutls != null
     then "--with-ssl=gnutls"
     else "--without-ssl";
 
-  doCheck = (perl != null && python3 != null);
+  doCheck = (perl != null && python3 != null && !stdenv.isDarwin);
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Tool for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP";