diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ze/zellij/plugins/rust/workspace.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ze/zellij/plugins/rust/workspace.nix
index bfce93c3da9d..42d4101a57ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ze/zellij/plugins/rust/workspace.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ze/zellij/plugins/rust/workspace.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   rustPlatform,
+  libiconv,
+  pkgsBuildBuild,
+  stdenv,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -17,6 +20,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-EkPwtJ134yfzVDVXp4uXjzyhFetp6TC10DSePua/g1k=";
 
+  depsBuildBuild = lib.optionals stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin [
+    pkgsBuildBuild.stdenv.cc
+    libiconv
+  ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Zellij plugin for applying layouts to current zellij session";
     homepage = "https://github.com/vdbulcke/zellij-workspace";