diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/timemachine/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/timemachine/default.nix
index 8837566b13d0..643f50752985 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/timemachine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/timemachine/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   preConfigure = "./autogen.sh";
 
+  NIX_LDFLAGS =  [
+    "-lm"
+  ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "JACK audio recorder";
     homepage = http://plugin.org.uk/timemachine/;