diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/native-darwin-x11-and-opengl/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/native-darwin-x11-and-opengl/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cee03741dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/native-darwin-x11-and-opengl/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ stdenv, writeScript }:
+
+assert stdenv.isDarwin;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "darwin-native-x11-and-opengl";
+
+  builder = writeScript "${name}-builder.sh" ''
+    /bin/mkdir -p $out
+    /bin/ln -sv /usr/X11/{bin,lib,include,share} $out/
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8b676f49909..199bb58371e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4587,6 +4587,8 @@ let
 
   mesaSupported = lib.elem system lib.platforms.mesaPlatforms;
 
+  darwinX11AndOpenGL = callPackage ../build-support/native-darwin-x11-and-opengl { };
+
   mesa = callPackage ../development/libraries/mesa { };
 
   metaEnvironment = recurseIntoAttrs (let callPackage = newScope pkgs.metaEnvironment; in rec {