diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.11/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.11/default.nix
index b0b9292da617e..bf73f49072d74 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.11/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.11/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       llvm
     ]);
 
+  # On Darwin, Zig calls std.zig.system.darwin.macos.detect during the build,
+  # which parses /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist and
+  # /System/Library/CoreServices/.SystemVersionPlatform.plist to determine the
+  # OS version. This causes the build to fail during stage 3 with
+  # OSVersionDetectionFail when the sandbox is enabled.
+  __impureHostDeps = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+    "/System/Library/CoreServices/.SystemVersionPlatform.plist"
+    "/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist"
+  ];
+
   outputs = [
     "out"
     "doc"