diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix
index deb5188750ae..3356a04729ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/default.nix
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ let
 
   # !!! Should we also do shared libuv?
   deps = {
-    inherit openssl zlib http-parser;
+    inherit openssl zlib;
     cares = c-ares;
 
     # disabled system v8 because v8 3.14 no longer receives security fixes
     # we fall back to nodejs' internal v8 copy which receives backports for now
     # inherit v8
+  } // stdenv.lib.optionalAttrs (!stdenv.isDarwin) {
+    inherit http-parser;
   };
 
   sharedConfigureFlags = name: [