diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-ugly/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-ugly/default.nix
index e4411fcefbbd..99ac5a5ec541 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-ugly/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/legacy/gst-plugins-ugly/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { fetchurl, stdenv, pkgconfig, glib, gstreamer, gst_plugins_base
-, libmad, libdvdread, libmpeg2, libcdio, a52dec, x264, orc }:
+, libmad, libdvdread, libmpeg2, libcdio, a52dec, x264, orc, libintlOrEmpty }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gst-plugins-ugly-0.10.19";
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   buildInputs =
-    [ pkgconfig glib gstreamer gst_plugins_base libmad libdvdread a52dec x264 orc ];
+    [ pkgconfig glib gstreamer gst_plugins_base libmad libdvdread a52dec x264 orc ] ++ libintlOrEmpty;
+
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = if stdenv.isDarwin then "-lintl" else null;
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "‘Ugly’ (potentially patent-encumbered) plug-ins for GStreamer";
 
     maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin];
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
 
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl2Plus;
   };