diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/sdcv/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/sdcv/default.nix
index 8ac4730de9a..3859d2c82ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/sdcv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/sdcv/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -i 's/guint32 page_size/size_t page_size/' src/lib/lib.cpp
   '';
 
-  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-D__GNU_LIBRARY__";
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-D__GNU_LIBRARY__"
+    + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin " -lintl";
 }