diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
index 3e130154e468..de9836422e66 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, ncurses, pam ? null }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, ncurses, utmp, pam ? null }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "screen-4.3.1";
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "192dsa8hm1zw8m638avzhwhnrddgizhyrwaxgwa96zr9vwai2nvc";
   });
 
-  buildInputs = [ ncurses ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux pam;
+  buildInputs = [ ncurses ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux pam
+                            ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin utmp;
 
   doCheck = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7de5ad294a35..7902b5de95d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2985,7 +2985,9 @@ let
 
   samplicator = callPackage ../tools/networking/samplicator { };
 
-  screen = callPackage ../tools/misc/screen { };
+  screen = callPackage ../tools/misc/screen { 
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.libs) utmp;
+  };
 
   screen-message = callPackage ../tools/X11/screen-message { };