diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxkbcommon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxkbcommon/default.nix
index 6c3314e0923..5543b05ce9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxkbcommon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxkbcommon/default.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     --with-xkb-config-root=${xkeyboard_config}/etc/X11/xkb
   '';
 
+  preBuild = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    sed -i 's/,--version-script=.*$//' Makefile
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "A library to handle keyboard descriptions";
     homepage = http://xkbcommon.org;
   };
 }
+