diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/minikube/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/minikube/default.nix
index 00ee3a3771eb4..5dbe3506a2344 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/minikube/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/minikube/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, buildGoPackage, fetchFromGitHub, fetchurl, go-bindata, kubernetes, libvirt, qemu, docker-machine-kvm,
+  vmnet,
   gpgme, makeWrapper }:
 
 let
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ in buildGoPackage rec {
 
   # kubernetes is here only to shut up a loud warning when generating the completions below. minikube checks very eagerly
   # that kubectl is on the $PATH, even if it doesn't use it at all to generate the completions
-  buildInputs = [ go-bindata makeWrapper kubernetes gpgme ];
+  buildInputs = [ go-bindata makeWrapper kubernetes gpgme ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ vmnet ];
   subPackages = [ "cmd/minikube" ];
 
   preBuild = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 64c99d792749c..17ef622b3b6d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15661,7 +15661,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   minidjvu = callPackage ../applications/graphics/minidjvu { };
 
-  minikube = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/minikube { };
+  minikube = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/minikube {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) vmnet;
+  };
 
   minitube = callPackage ../applications/video/minitube { };