diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/higan/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/higan/default.nix
index 558cb53c3d5d..c5f38a040c1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/higan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/higan/default.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@
 , udev
 # Darwin dependencies
 , libicns
-, Carbon
-, Cocoa
-, OpenAL
-, OpenGL
+, darwin
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -54,12 +51,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libpulseaudio
     openal
     udev
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [
     Carbon
     Cocoa
     OpenAL
     OpenGL
-  ];
+  ]);
 
   patches = [
     # Includes cmath header
@@ -151,6 +149,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 }
 # TODO: select between Qt, GTK2 and GTK3
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a545271e2d95..6acdb733894a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -33938,9 +33938,7 @@ with pkgs;
     python = python3;
   };
 
-  higan = callPackage ../misc/emulators/higan {
-    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon Cocoa OpenGL OpenAL;
-  };
+  higan = callPackage ../misc/emulators/higan { };
 
   bsnes-hd = callPackage ../misc/emulators/bsnes-hd {
     inherit (gnome2) gtksourceview;