diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix
index 1cbdf1ffdf8a..9e8d9ce239bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, SDL2, libpng }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, SDL2, libpng, libiconv }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "qrencode";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ SDL2 libpng ];
+  buildInputs = [ SDL2 libpng ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv ];
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-tests"