diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/ecpdap/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/ecpdap/default.nix
index 46b5945fb94..3bb12c40e35 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/ecpdap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/ecpdap/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, rustPlatform, pkg-config, libusb1 }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, rustPlatform, pkg-config, libusb1, AppKit }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "ecpdap";
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ libusb1 ];
+  buildInputs = [ libusb1 ]
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin AppKit;
 
   postInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/etc/udev/rules.d
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2852b79b52b..e079f37cdaa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22896,7 +22896,9 @@ in
     jdk = jdk11;
   });
 
-  ecpdap = callPackage ../development/tools/ecpdap { };
+  ecpdap = callPackage ../development/tools/ecpdap {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AppKit;
+  };
 
   ecs-agent = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/ecs-agent { };