diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/surelog/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/surelog/default.nix
index 0d795611b95a..595a3e168040 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/logic/surelog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/logic/surelog/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 , antlr4
 , capnproto
 , nlohmann_json
+, darwin
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     capnproto
     antlr4.runtime.cpp
     nlohmann_json
-  ];
+  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin [ darwin.libutil ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DSURELOG_USE_HOST_CAPNP=On"