diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/vsce/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/vsce/default.nix
index 633eda1371c..7fc1b297922 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/vsce/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/vsce/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 { lib
+, stdenv
 , buildNpmPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pkg-config
 , libsecret
+, darwin
 , python3
 , testers
 , vsce
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config python3 ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ libsecret ];
+  buildInputs = [ libsecret ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [ AppKit Security ]);
 
   makeCacheWritable = true;
   npmFlags = [ "--legacy-peer-deps" ];
@@ -43,4 +46,3 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
   };
 }
-