diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/5.7.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/5.7.x.nix
index 54790093215..36e26d38fc4 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/5.7.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/5.7.x.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ self = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     export PATH=$PATH:$TMPDIR
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake bison pkg-config rpcsvc-proto ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ bison cmake pkg-config ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ rpcsvc-proto ];
 
   buildInputs = [ boost libedit libevent lz4 ncurses openssl protobuf readline zlib ]
      ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ perl cctools CoreServices developer_cmds ]
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix
index 3dbd84c2a98..cdbfdaea7ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/8.0.x.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ self = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./abi-check.patch
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ bison cmake pkg-config rpcsvc-proto ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ bison cmake pkg-config ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ rpcsvc-proto ];
 
   ## NOTE: MySQL upstream frequently twiddles the invocations of libtool. When updating, you might proactively grep for libtool references.
   postPatch = ''