diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
index 87165fa8e7f..e90ec422661 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cyrus-sasl/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
                         )
   '';
 
+  installFlags = if stdenv.isDarwin then [ "framedir=$(out)/Library/Frameworks/SASL2.framework" ] else null;
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/";
     description = "library for adding authentication support to connection-based protocols";