diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fselect/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fselect/default.nix
index 963063710a3..2350fd6afe4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fselect/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fselect/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, rustPlatform, installShellFiles }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, rustPlatform, installShellFiles, libiconv }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "fselect";
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-vVIanMkc0sPzu0L48oOh8wEEUOckR/AYkz81u4OR+fE=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin libiconv;
 
   postInstall = ''
     installManPage docs/fselect.1