diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-base/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-base/default.nix
index 0e1e3c4897e..5b2ba728f3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-base/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-base/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { fetchurl, stdenv, pkgconfig, python, gstreamer, xorg, alsaLib, cdparanoia
 , libogg, libtheora, libvorbis, freetype, pango, liboil, glib, cairo, orc
 , libintlOrEmpty
+, ApplicationServices
 , # Whether to build no plugins that have external dependencies
   # (except the ALSA plugin).
   minimalDeps ? false
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         liboil ]
     # can't build cdparanoia on darwin
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!minimalDeps && !stdenv.isDarwin) cdparanoia
-    ++ libintlOrEmpty;
+    ++ libintlOrEmpty
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin ApplicationServices;
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-lintl";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7fb528c6465..15796fd0356 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7386,7 +7386,9 @@ in
     bison = bison2;
   };
 
-  gst_plugins_base = callPackage ../development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-base {};
+  gst_plugins_base = callPackage ../development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-base {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) ApplicationServices;
+  };
 
   gst_plugins_good = callPackage ../development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-good {};