diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
index 99d8fe679ab..d84073f1000 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 , debugDeveloper ? false
 , optimizationsDeveloper ? true
 , extraWarningsDeveloper ? false
+# Darwin frameworks
+, Cocoa
 # Inherit generics
 , branch, sha256, version, ...
 }:
@@ -141,7 +143,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ optional openglSupport mesa
     ++ optionals (!isDarwin) [ libvpx libpulseaudio ] # Need to be fixed on Darwin
     ++ optional (isLinux || isFreeBSD) libva
-    ++ optional isLinux alsaLib;
+    ++ optional isLinux alsaLib
+    ++ optionals isDarwin [ Cocoa ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3dcfb05a4be..2c4ae620eca 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6227,11 +6227,21 @@ let
 
   fcgi = callPackage ../development/libraries/fcgi { };
 
-  ffmpeg_0_10 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ffmpeg/0.10.nix { };
-  ffmpeg_1_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ffmpeg/1.2.nix { };
-  ffmpeg_2_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ffmpeg/2.2.nix { };
-  ffmpeg_2_6 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ffmpeg/2.6.nix { };
-  ffmpeg_2_7 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ffmpeg/2.7.nix { };
+  ffmpeg_0_10 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ffmpeg/0.10.nix {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
+  };
+  ffmpeg_1_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ffmpeg/1.2.nix {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
+  };
+  ffmpeg_2_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ffmpeg/2.2.nix {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
+  };
+  ffmpeg_2_6 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ffmpeg/2.6.nix {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
+  };
+  ffmpeg_2_7 = callPackage ../development/libraries/ffmpeg/2.7.nix {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
+  };
   # Aliases
   ffmpeg_0 = ffmpeg_0_10;
   ffmpeg_1 = ffmpeg_1_2;