diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
index 7d8f5b2caee..4b358f68a11 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/SDL2/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 , ibusSupport ? false, ibus
 , pulseaudioSupport ? true, libpulseaudio
 , AudioUnit, Cocoa, CoreAudio, CoreServices, ForceFeedback, OpenGL
-, audiofile, libiconv
+, audiofile, cf-private, libiconv
 }:
 
 # NOTE: When editing this expression see if the same change applies to
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ audiofile libiconv ]
     ++ dlopenBuildInputs
     ++ optional  ibusSupport ibus
-    ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ AudioUnit Cocoa CoreAudio CoreServices ForceFeedback OpenGL ];
+    ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+      AudioUnit Cocoa CoreAudio CoreServices ForceFeedback OpenGL
+      # Needed for NSDefaultRunLoopMode symbols.
+      cf-private
+    ];
 
   # /build/SDL2-2.0.7/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c:41:10: fatal error:
   #   pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h: No such file or directory
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4e06c6aece5..153336c08aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12152,6 +12152,7 @@ with pkgs;
     waylandSupport = stdenv.isLinux;
     udevSupport = stdenv.isLinux;
     pulseaudioSupport = config.pulseaudio or stdenv.isLinux;
+    inherit (darwin) cf-private;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AudioUnit Cocoa CoreAudio CoreServices ForceFeedback OpenGL;
   };