diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk-11.0/frameworks.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk-11.0/frameworks.nix
index 5f26a14341f..e9121b02116 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk-11.0/frameworks.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-sdk-11.0/frameworks.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@
   IOBluetooth                      = { inherit CoreBluetooth IOKit; };
   IOBluetoothUI                    = { inherit IOBluetooth; };
   IOKit                            = {};
-  IOSurface                        = { inherit IOKit Libsystem; };
+  # `IOSurface` should depend on `Libsystem` (in place of `xpc`) but this currently causes build
+  # issues due to incompatibility issues between `Libsystem` and `libcxx`.
+  IOSurface                        = { inherit IOKit xpc; };
   IOUSBHost                        = {};
   IdentityLookup                   = {};
   ImageCaptureCore                 = {};