diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hidapi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hidapi/default.nix
index b1c21b106b5..9e9e965d336 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hidapi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hidapi/default.nix
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     libusb=${libusb1.dev}/include/libusb-1.0
     test -d $libusb || { echo "ERROR: $libusb doesn't exist, please update/fix this build expression."; exit 1; }
     sed -i -e "s|/usr/include/libusb-1.0|$libusb|" setup.py
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace 'macos_sdk_path =' 'macos_sdk_path = "" #'
   '';
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "hid" ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A Cython interface to the hidapi from https://github.com/signal11/hidapi";
     homepage = "https://github.com/trezor/cython-hidapi";