diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/avian/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/avian/default.nix
index 3d58e75200c..4dc384f70a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/avian/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/avian/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, zlib, jdk }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, zlib, jdk, CoreServices, Foundation }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "avian-${version}";
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1j2y45cpqk3x6a743mgpg7z3ivwm7qc9jy6xirvay7ah1qyxmm48";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    zlib
-    jdk
-  ];
+  buildInputs = [ zlib jdk ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreServices Foundation ];
+
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isClang "-Wno-error";
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace makefile \
+        --replace 'g++' 'c++' \
+        --replace 'gcc' 'cc'
+  '';
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9866a2aaf99..2ed949ac7a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5769,7 +5769,8 @@ with pkgs;
   avra = callPackage ../development/compilers/avra { };
 
   avian = callPackage ../development/compilers/avian {
-    stdenv = overrideCC stdenv gcc49;
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices Foundation;
+    stdenv = if stdenv.cc.isGNU then overrideCC stdenv gcc49 else stdenv;
   };
 
   bigloo = callPackage ../development/compilers/bigloo { };