diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/do/dosbox-staging/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/do/dosbox-staging/package.nix
index d23466447ecc..43d4377d614a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/do/dosbox-staging/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/do/dosbox-staging/package.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   SDL2_image,
   SDL2_net,
   alsa-lib,
-  darwin,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   fetchpatch,
   fluidsynth,
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@
   stdenv,
   testers,
   zlib-ng,
+  apple-sdk_15,
+  darwinMinVersionHook,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -81,14 +82,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       zlib-ng
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ alsa-lib ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin (
-      with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks;
-      [
-        AudioUnit
-        Carbon
-        Cocoa
-      ]
-    );
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+      apple-sdk_15
+      (darwinMinVersionHook "10.15") # from https://www.dosbox-staging.org/releases/macos/
+    ];
 
   outputs = [ "out" "man" ];