diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/smpeg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/smpeg/default.nix
index 5c72d653278..f25ac14df86 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/smpeg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/smpeg/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake libtool m4 pkg-config makeWrapper ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ SDL gtk2 libGLU libGL ];
+  buildInputs = [ SDL ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ gtk2 libGLU libGL ];
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];