diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/kdash/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/kdash/default.nix
index 90bd304c87c..daa07f1ceed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/kdash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/kdash/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ lib
+, stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , rustPlatform
 , pkg-config
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@
 , python3
 , openssl
 , xorg
+, AppKit
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl python3 pkg-config ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ openssl xorg.xcbutil ];
+  buildInputs = [ openssl xorg.xcbutil ]
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin AppKit;
 
   cargoSha256 = "0nb554y8r7gvw7ls6gnrg98xxbws0mc6zdsc6ss3p2x9z8xwx204";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 63f0bc9c9f7..1314ab45401 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7397,7 +7397,9 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AppKit;
   };
 
-  kdash = callPackage ../development/tools/kdash { };
+  kdash = callPackage ../development/tools/kdash {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AppKit;
+  };
 
   kdbplus = pkgsi686Linux.callPackage ../applications/misc/kdbplus { };