diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/netsurf/browser.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/netsurf/browser.nix
index 2397145a21c4..760bd691dfb8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/netsurf/browser.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/netsurf/browser.nix
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   env.CFLAGS = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "-D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE";
 
+  env.NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "-liconv";
+
   patchPhase = lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isClang ''
     runHook prePatch