diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
index 91d288c6a9e..88d2ae3d68a 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ connector-c = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR=/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
   ];
 
+  # The cmake setup-hook uses $out/lib by default, this is not the case here.
+  preConfigure = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=("-DCMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR=$out/lib/mariadb")
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ openssl zlib ];
   buildInputs = [ libiconv ];