diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix
index 4d04cbb6274d7..07e58a41e400d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let
   atLeast210 = lib.versionAtLeast version "2.10pre";
   atLeast213 = lib.versionAtLeast version "2.13pre";
   atLeast214 = lib.versionAtLeast version "2.14pre";
+  atLeast218 = lib.versionAtLeast version "2.18pre";
   atLeast219 = lib.versionAtLeast version "2.19pre";
   atLeast220 = lib.versionAtLeast version "2.20pre";
   atLeast221 = lib.versionAtLeast version "2.21pre";
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ in
 , callPackage
 , coreutils
 , curl
+, darwin
 , docbook_xsl_ns
 , docbook5
 , editline
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ self = stdenv.mkDerivation {
     libseccomp
   ] ++ lib.optionals withAWS [
     aws-sdk-cpp
+  ] ++ lib.optional (atLeast218 && stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) [
+    darwin.apple_sdk.libs.sandbox
   ];