diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/default.nix
index 5e62399c8a48..a773bbfa1c54 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/espeak-ng/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 , pcaudiolib
 , sonicSupport ? true
 , sonic
+, CoreAudio
+, AudioToolbox
+, AudioUnit
 , alsa-plugins
 , makeWrapper
 }:
@@ -42,9 +45,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = lib.optional mbrolaSupport mbrola
     ++ lib.optional pcaudiolibSupport pcaudiolib
-    ++ lib.optional sonicSupport sonic;
+    ++ lib.optional sonicSupport sonic
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    CoreAudio
+    AudioToolbox
+    AudioUnit
+  ];
 
-  preConfigure = "./autogen.sh";
+  # touch ChangeLog to avoid below error on darwin:
+  # Makefile.am: error: required file './ChangeLog.md' not found
+  preConfigure = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    touch ChangeLog
+  '' + ''
+    ./autogen.sh
+  '';
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-mbrola=${if mbrolaSupport then "yes" else "no"}"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pcaudiolib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pcaudiolib/default.nix
index 7730b30b3967..c6e67d39c195 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pcaudiolib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pcaudiolib/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux alsa-lib
   ++ lib.optional pulseaudioSupport libpulseaudio;
 
-  preConfigure = ''
+  # touch ChangeLog to avoid below error on darwin:
+  # Makefile.am: error: required file './ChangeLog.md' not found
+  preConfigure = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    touch ChangeLog
+  '' + ''
     ./autogen.sh
   '';
 
@@ -48,6 +52,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ aske ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
-    badPlatforms = platforms.darwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3061da81de31..51223c68fdbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -31369,7 +31369,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   espeak-classic = callPackage ../applications/audio/espeak { };
 
-  espeak-ng = callPackage ../applications/audio/espeak-ng { };
+  espeak-ng = callPackage ../applications/audio/espeak-ng {
+    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AudioToolbox AudioUnit CoreAudio;
+  };
   espeak = res.espeak-ng;
 
   espeakedit = callPackage ../applications/audio/espeak/edit.nix { };