diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/psutil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/psutil/default.nix
index 015e82de857e..a08ff4c7a697 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/psutil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/psutil/default.nix
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "psutil";
-  version = "5.9.5";
+  version = "5.9.6";
   format = "setuptools";
 
+  inherit stdenv;
+
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-VBBjjk3znFTZV/xRzgMEis2ObWCrwPUQevUeX7Vm6zw=";
+    hash = "sha256-5Lkt3NfdTN0/kAGA6h4QSTLHvOI0+4iXbio7KWRBIlo=";
   };
 
   buildInputs =
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 0ebe9e831569..114a1bf39699 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9608,6 +9608,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
   psd-tools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/psd-tools { };
 
   psutil = callPackage ../development/python-modules/psutil {
+    stdenv = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then pkgs.overrideSDK pkgs.stdenv "11.0" else pkgs.stdenv;
     inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreFoundation IOKit;
   };