diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
index 98f0b54e73fc..723c6b75ca9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/archivers/gnutar/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook, acl, libintl }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook
+, libintl
+, aclSupport ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform acl, acl
+}:
 
 # Note: this package is used for bootstrapping fetchurl, and thus
 # cannot use fetchpatch! All mutable patches (generated by GitHub or
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   #  "_libintl_textdomain", referenced from:
   #    _main in tar.o
   #  ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
-  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isLinux acl ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin libintl;
+  buildInputs = lib.optional aclSupport acl ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin libintl;
 
   # May have some issues with root compilation because the bootstrap tool
   # cannot be used as a login shell for now.