diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fox/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fox/default.nix
index 2d44444ab40d..78c8b8645290 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/fox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fox/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, xlibsWrapper, libpng, libjpeg, libtiff, zlib, bzip2, libXcursor, libXrandr, libXft }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, xlibsWrapper, libpng, libjpeg, libtiff, zlib, bzip2, libXcursor, libXrandr, libXft
+, CoreServices ? null }:
 
 let
   version = "1.7.9";
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1jb9368xsin3ppdf6979n5s7in3s9klbxqbwcp0z8misjixl7nzg";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ libpng xlibsWrapper libjpeg libtiff zlib bzip2 libXcursor libXrandr libXft ];
+  buildInputs = [ libpng xlibsWrapper libjpeg libtiff zlib bzip2 libXcursor libXrandr libXft ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreServices ];
 
   doCheck = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b273674794b2..b2e8a1c5ac5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1615,6 +1615,7 @@ in
 
   fox = callPackage ../development/libraries/fox/default.nix {
     libpng = libpng12;
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices;
   };
 
   fox_1_6 = callPackage ../development/libraries/fox/fox-1.6.nix { };