diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pinentry/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pinentry/default.nix
index 4f6ddae30442..f34acafc9fe9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pinentry/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pinentry/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { fetchurl, mkDerivation, fetchpatch, stdenv, lib, pkg-config, autoreconfHook, wrapGAppsHook
 , libgpg-error, libassuan, qtbase, wrapQtAppsHook
-, ncurses, gtk2, gcr
-, libcap ? null, libsecret ? null
+, ncurses, gtk2, gcr, libcap, libsecret
 , enabledFlavors ? [ "curses" "tty" "gtk2" "emacs" ]
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ "gnome3" ]
   ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.system != "aarch64-darwin") [ "qt" ]
@@ -52,7 +51,8 @@ pinentryMkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config autoreconfHook ]
     ++ concatMap(f: flavorInfo.${f}.nativeBuildInputs or []) enabledFlavors;
-  buildInputs = [ libgpg-error libassuan libcap libsecret ]
+  buildInputs = [ libgpg-error libassuan libsecret ]
+    ++ lib.optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) libcap
     ++ concatMap(f: flavorInfo.${f}.buildInputs or []) enabledFlavors;
 
   dontWrapGApps = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d419999229d5..de9cffab1173 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8513,9 +8513,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   phosh = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/phosh { };
 
-  pinentry = libsForQt5.callPackage ../tools/security/pinentry {
-    libcap = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else libcap;
-  };
+  pinentry = libsForQt5.callPackage ../tools/security/pinentry { };
 
   pinentry-curses = (lib.getOutput "curses" pinentry);
   pinentry-emacs = (lib.getOutput "emacs" pinentry);