diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/gptfdisk/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/gptfdisk/default.nix
index 00cb6f8dd0c..9306b0e84cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/gptfdisk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/gptfdisk/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1izazbyv5n2d81qdym77i8mg9m870hiydmq4d0s51npx5vp8lk46";
   };
 
+  patchPhase = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile.mac --replace \
+      "-mmacosx-version-min=10.4" "-mmacosx-version-min=10.6"
+    substituteInPlace Makefile.mac --replace \
+      " -arch i386" ""
+    substituteInPlace Makefile.mac --replace \
+      " -I/opt/local/include -I /usr/local/include -I/opt/local/include" ""
+    substituteInPlace Makefile.mac --replace \
+      "/opt/local/lib/libncurses.a" "${ncurses}/lib/libncurses.dylib"
+  '';
+
+  buildPhase = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "make -f Makefile.mac";
   buildInputs = [ libuuid popt icu ncurses ];
 
   installPhase = ''
@@ -29,6 +41,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     homepage = http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ nckx ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
   };
 }