diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ada/gnatcoll/bindings.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ada/gnatcoll/bindings.nix
index 9d22551b32a..146bf1091a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ada/gnatcoll/bindings.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ada/gnatcoll/bindings.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 , zlib
 , python3
 , ncurses
+, darwin
 }:
 
 let
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     python3
   ];
 
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.CoreFoundation
+  ];
+
   # propagate since gprbuild needs to find referenced .gpr files
   # and all dependency C libraries when statically linking a
   # downstream executable.