diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index 73838a4a1..515a10a30 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ let
 
   revision = lib.substring 0 8 (src.rev or "dirty");
 
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  androidManifest = "<manifest xmlns:android=\"http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android\" package=\"com.example.mylibrary\" />";
+
+in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   pname = "logos-messaging-nim";
 
@@ -49,7 +51,12 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     with pkgs; [
       cmake
       which
+    ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
       lsb-release
+    ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+      # libtool is needed by libnatpmp to create static archives on macOS
+      pkgs.darwin.cctools
+    ] ++ [
       zerokitRln
       nim-unwrapped-2_0
       fakeGit
@@ -58,12 +65,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       fakeCross
   ];
 
-  # Environment variables required for Android builds
-  ANDROID_SDK_ROOT="${pkgs.androidPkgs.sdk}";
-  ANDROID_NDK_HOME="${pkgs.androidPkgs.ndk}";
   NIMFLAGS = "-d:disableMarchNative -d:git_revision_override=${revision}";
   XDG_CACHE_HOME = "/tmp";
-  androidManifest = "<manifest xmlns:android=\"http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android\" package=\"com.example.mylibrary\" />";
 
   makeFlags = targets ++ [
     "V=${toString verbosity}"
@@ -71,10 +74,22 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "QUICK_AND_DIRTY_NIMBLE=${if quickAndDirty then "1" else "0"}"
     "USE_SYSTEM_NIM=${if useSystemNim then "1" else "0"}"
     "LIBRLN_FILE=${zerokitRln}/target/release/librln.a"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+    # nim-libbacktrace's Makefile hardcodes --host=arm which breaks on aarch64-darwin
+    "USE_LIBBACKTRACE=0"
   ];
 
   configurePhase = ''
     patchShebangs . vendor/nimbus-build-system > /dev/null
+
+    # build_nim.sh guards "rm -rf dist/checksums" with NIX_BUILD_TOP != "/build",
+    # but on macOS the nix sandbox uses /private/tmp/... so the check fails and
+    # dist/checksums (provided via preBuild) gets deleted. Fix the check to skip
+    # the removal whenever NIX_BUILD_TOP is set (i.e. any nix build).
+    substituteInPlace vendor/nimbus-build-system/scripts/build_nim.sh \
+      --replace 'if [[ "''${NIX_BUILD_TOP}" != "/build" ]]; then' \
+                'if [[ -z "''${NIX_BUILD_TOP}" ]]; then'
+
     make nimbus-build-system-paths
     make nimbus-build-system-nimble-dir
   '';
@@ -82,7 +97,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # For the Nim v2.2.4 built with NBS we added sat and zippy
   preBuild = ''
     ln -s waku.nimble waku.nims
-    
+
     ${lib.optionalString (!useSystemNim) ''
     pushd vendor/nimbus-build-system/vendor/Nim
 
@@ -97,7 +112,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp -r ${callPackage ./sat.nix {}}/.       dist/nimble/vendor/sat
     cp -r ${callPackage ./checksums.nix {}}/. dist/nimble/vendor/checksums
     cp -r ${callPackage ./zippy.nix {}}/.     dist/nimble/vendor/zippy
-    chmod 777 -R dist/nimble csources_v2
+    chmod -R u+w dist/ csources_v2
 
     popd
     ''}
@@ -110,10 +125,10 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cd $out && zip -r libwaku.aar *
   '' else ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin $out/include
-    
+
     # Copy library files
     cp build/* $out/bin/ 2>/dev/null || true
-    
+
     # Copy the header file
     cp library/libwaku.h $out/include/
   '';
@@ -124,4 +139,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = stableSystems;
   };
-}
+} // lib.optionalAttrs (abidir != null) {
+  ANDROID_SDK_ROOT = "${pkgs.androidPkgs.sdk}";
+  ANDROID_NDK_HOME = "${pkgs.androidPkgs.ndk}";
+})