diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
index a775b6da823..38712665e43 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/ld-wrapper.sh
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ if [ "$NIX_@infixSalt@_DONT_SET_RPATH" != 1 ]; then
             fi
         done
     done
+
+    if [ -n "${NIX_COREFOUNDATION_RPATH:-}" ]; then
+      extraAfter+=(-rpath $NIX_COREFOUNDATION_RPATH)
+    fi
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/default.nix
index 73126ce1f5c..957b610f3a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/default.nix
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ let
     propagatedBuildInputs = deps;
 
     # don't use pure CF for dylibs that depend on frameworks
-    setupHook = ../../../build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-frameworks.sh;
+    setupHook = ./framework-setup-hook.sh;
 
     # allows building the symlink tree
     __impureHostDeps = [ "/System/Library/Frameworks/${name}.framework" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-frameworks.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/framework-setup-hook.sh
similarity index 77%
rename from pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-frameworks.sh
rename to pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/framework-setup-hook.sh
index cf8416c0838..04d8e878f4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-frameworks.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk/framework-setup-hook.sh
@@ -29,3 +29,14 @@ fixDarwinFrameworksIn() {
     local dir="$1"
     fixDarwinFrameworks $(find "$dir" -name "*.dylib")
 }
+
+
+# This configures the stdenv to use /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework
+# instead of the nix version by including the system frameworks path
+# as an rpath entry when creating binaries.
+
+useSystemCoreFoundationFramework () {
+  export NIX_COREFOUNDATION_RPATH=/System/Library/Frameworks
+}
+
+envHooks+=(useSystemCoreFoundationFramework)
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/CF/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/CF/default.nix
index e44966aa84d..5589d1592f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/CF/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/CF/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ appleDerivation {
       --replace "/usr/sbin/" "" \
       --replace "/bin/" "" \
       --replace "INSTALLNAME=/System" "INSTALLNAME=$out" \
-      --replace "install_name_tool -id /System" "install_name_tool -id $out" \
+      --replace "install_name_tool -id /System/Library/Frameworks" "install_name_tool -id @rpath" \
       --replace 'chown -RH -f root:wheel $(DSTBASE)/CoreFoundation.framework' "" \
       --replace 'chmod -RH' 'chmod -R'
 
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
index 61b7df19543..6739ce3f5c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ in rec {
     targetPlatform = localSystem;
 
     preHook = commonPreHook + ''
+      export NIX_COREFOUNDATION_RPATH=${pkgs.darwin.CF}/Library/Frameworks
       export PATH_LOCALE=${pkgs.darwin.locale}/share/locale
     '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bb3b8b419ea..a13b896db19 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   fixDarwinDylibNames = makeSetupHook { } ../build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-dylib-names.sh;
 
-  fixDarwinFrameworks = makeSetupHook { } ../build-support/setup-hooks/fix-darwin-frameworks.sh;
-
   keepBuildTree = makeSetupHook { } ../build-support/setup-hooks/keep-build-tree.sh;
 
   enableGCOVInstrumentation = makeSetupHook { } ../build-support/setup-hooks/enable-coverage-instrumentation.sh;