diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/cargo-release/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/cargo-release/default.nix
index 0b92e5fb9ae..66c5b29f6ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/cargo-release/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/cargo-release/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, Security, openssl, pkg-config }:
+{ stdenv, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, libiconv, Security, openssl, pkg-config }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "cargo-release";
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoSha256 = "1a6ac4x51i1rg0bgrxbbdd54gmwldsiv7nn8vi81y20llnshgjk7";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ openssl ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin Security;
+  buildInputs = [ openssl ]
+  ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv Security ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = ''Cargo subcommand "release": everything about releasing a rust crate'';