diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/dejavu-fonts/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/dejavu-fonts/default.nix
index 6d9abdad2fa4..267a0b80a1f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/dejavu-fonts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/dejavu-fonts/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # See http://dejavu-fonts.org/wiki/License for details
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
 
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fontforge/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fontforge/default.nix
index 54551b5af39e..ba1154ab72d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fontforge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fontforge/default.nix
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     python freetype zlib glib libungif libpng libjpeg libtiff libxml2
   ]
     ++ lib.optionals withGTK [ gtk2 pango ]
-    ++ lib.optionals (withGTK && stdenv.isDarwin) [ Carbon Cocoa ];
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Carbon Cocoa ];
 
   configureFlags =
     lib.optionals (!withPython) [ "--disable-python-scripting" "--disable-python-extension" ]
-    ++ lib.optional withGTK "--enable-gtk2-use";
+    ++ lib.optional withGTK "--enable-gtk2-use"
+    ++ lib.optional (!withGTK) "--without-x";
 
   preConfigure = ''
     cp -r "${gnulib}" ./gnulib
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bce6aaca50b8..62b068793416 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1625,7 +1625,9 @@ in
 
   flvtool2 = callPackage ../tools/video/flvtool2 { };
 
-  fontforge = lowPrio (callPackage ../tools/misc/fontforge { });
+  fontforge = lowPrio (callPackage ../tools/misc/fontforge {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon Cocoa;
+  });
   fontforge-gtk = callPackage ../tools/misc/fontforge {
     withGTK = true;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon Cocoa;