diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/whereami/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/whereami/default.nix
index 8bda2ef46dc..26908d2b108 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/whereami/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/whereami/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fixDarwinDylibNames
 }:
 let
   libExt = stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary;
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "XhRqW0wdXzlmyBf1cjqtQvztuyV4buxVl19Q0uyEOhk=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
+
   makeFlags = [
     "-C_gnu-make"
     "build-library"