diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/jsonnet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/jsonnet/default.nix
index ce31fe08195a..8e723cdb8211 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/jsonnet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/jsonnet/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DUSE_SYSTEM_GTEST=ON"
     "-DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic then "ON" else "OFF"}"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
     "-DBUILD_SHARED_BINARIES=${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic then "OFF" else "ON"}"
   ];