diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/check/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/check/default.nix
index 3841878341c1..3bfcde57422d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/check/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/check/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv }:
+{ fetchurl, stdenv
+, CoreServices
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "check-${version}";
@@ -12,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # Test can randomly fail: http://hydra.nixos.org/build/7243912
   doCheck = false;
 
+  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin CoreServices;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Unit testing framework for C";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index da80a4ee8cb4..18c1d365e702 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6049,7 +6049,9 @@ let
 
   cgui = callPackage ../development/libraries/cgui {};
 
-  check = callPackage ../development/libraries/check { };
+  check = callPackage ../development/libraries/check {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices;
+  };
 
   chipmunk = callPackage ../development/libraries/chipmunk {};