diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ic/icewm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ic/icewm/package.nix
index 78343cb0a49d..d5d0ed8eae36 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ic/icewm/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ic/icewm/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
-  stdenv,
+  gccStdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   cmake,
   expat,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   pkg-config,
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+gccStdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "icewm";
   version = "3.7.5";
 
@@ -99,13 +99,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-DCFGDIR=/etc/icewm"
   ];
 
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString gccStdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "-D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE";
+
   # install legacy themes
   postInstall = ''
     cp -r ../lib/themes/{gtk2,Natural,nice,nice2,warp3,warp4,yellowmotif} \
       $out/share/icewm/themes/
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     homepage = "https://ice-wm.org/";
     description = "Simple, lightweight X window manager";
     longDescription = ''
@@ -121,8 +123,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       optional external background wallpaper manager with transparency support,
       a simple session manager and a system tray.
     '';
-    license = licenses.lgpl2Only;
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl2Only;
     maintainers = [ ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
   };
 })