diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/rs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/rs/default.nix
index 4c0d8bffb35a7..3ecfd37758ce8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/rs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/rs/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 , rustc
 , cargo
 , cargo-c
+, lld
 , nasm
 , gstreamer
 , gst-plugins-base
@@ -199,10 +200,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     cargo
     cargo-c'
     nasm
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    lld
   ] ++ lib.optionals enableDocumentation [
     hotdoc
   ];
 
+  env = lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.isDarwin { NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = "-fuse-ld=lld"; };
+
   buildInputs = [
     gstreamer
     gst-plugins-base