diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/default.nix
index b9b5e806a4ec..2de00702a388 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/lowdown/default.nix
@@ -24,12 +24,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   # Fix lib extension so that fixDarwinDylibNames detects it
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin && !stdenv.isAarch64) ''
     mv $lib/lib/liblowdown.{so,dylib}
   '';
 
   patches = lib.optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic) ./shared.patch;
 
+  patchPhase = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isAarch64) ''
+    substituteInPlace main.c \
+      --replace '#elif HAVE_SANDBOX_INIT' '#elif 0'
+  '';
+
+  doInstallCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  installCheckPhase = "echo '# TEST' > test.md; $out/bin/lowdown test.md";
+
   doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
   checkTarget = "regress";
 
@@ -41,4 +49,3 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
-