diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
index 849e72d9a976..b0a86644afb2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Djasper=true"
     "-Dx11=true"
     "-Dgir=${if gobjectIntrospection != null then "true" else "false"}"
-  ];
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "-Dbuiltin_loaders=all";
 
   postPatch = ''
     chmod +x build-aux/* # patchShebangs only applies to executables