diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sv/sv-lang/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sv/sv-lang/package.nix
index 2f49a2bbbead..91c2b1383460 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sv/sv-lang/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sv/sv-lang/package.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   cmake,
   ninja,
   fmt,
+  llvmPackages,
   mimalloc,
   python3,
 }:
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     cmake
     python3
     ninja
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+    # needs the wrapped clang-scan-deps to find the C++20 module headers
+    llvmPackages.clang-tools
   ];
 
   strictDeps = true;
@@ -48,17 +53,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     catch2_3
   ];
 
-  # TODO: a mysterious linker error occurs when building the unittests on darwin.
-  # The error occurs when using catch2_3 in nixpkgs, not when fetching catch2_3 using CMake
-  doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
+  doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {
     description = "SystemVerilog compiler and language services";
     homepage = "https://github.com/MikePopoloski/slang";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ sharzy ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      sharzy
+      carlossless
+    ];
     mainProgram = "slang";
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
-    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })