diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scipy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scipy/default.nix
index 0addc81776f7..22e7dba0c314 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scipy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scipy/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   fetchpatch,
   fetchurl,
   writeText,
+  xcbuild,
   python,
   buildPythonPackage,
   cython,
@@ -98,6 +99,12 @@ buildPythonPackage {
     pkg-config
     wheel
     setuptools
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # Minimal version required according to:
+    # https://github.com/scipy/scipy/blob/v1.14.0/scipy/meson.build#L185-L188
+    (xcbuild.override {
+      sdkVer = "13.3";
+    })
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [