diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/apbs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/apbs/default.nix
index 766e4dcbd5575..87cd5fed13733 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/apbs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/apbs/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , python3
 , libintl
 , libiconv
+, darwin
 }:
 let
   # this is a fork version of fetk (http://www.fetk.org/)
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
     libintl
     libiconv
+    darwin.libutil
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [