diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index d9f97bbb..5da1ebf9 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -28,18 +28,19 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-YS8IamapvmdrOPptQh2Ef9Yold0IK1XIeGs0kDIQ5b8=";
 
-  TARGET_CC = "${stdenv.cc}/bin/${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc";
-  CARGO_BUILD_RUSTFLAGS = [
-    "-Clinker=${TARGET_CC}"
-    "-Clink-args=-static -latomic"
-    "-Ctarget-feature=+crt-static"
-  ];
+  # TARGET_CC = "${stdenv.cc}/bin/${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc";
+  # CARGO_BUILD_RUSTFLAGS = [
+  #   "-Clinker=${TARGET_CC}"
+  #   "-Clink-args=-static -latomic"
+  #   "-Ctarget-feature=+crt-static"
+  # ];
 
   # unit tests only
   doCheck = false;
   cargoTestFlags = [ "--lib" ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ ]
+    ++ lib.optional hostPlatform.isDarwin [ darwin.libiconv ]
     ++ lib.optional (installManPages || installShellCompletions) installShellFiles;
 
   buildInputs = [ ]