diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
index 894bed5f535..189c6f3a41a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdal/default.nix
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     popd # ../autotest
   '';
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Translator library for raster geospatial data formats";
     homepage = "https://www.gdal.org/";