diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix
index afc9c3a0e381..87149160b292 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/overrides.nix
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ final: prev: {
     '';
   };
 
+  firebase-tools = prev.firebase-tools.override {
+    nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin  [ pkgs.xcbuild ];
+  };
+
   flood = prev.flood.override {
     buildInputs = [ final.node-pre-gyp ];
   };