diff --git a/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix
index 51fa6cda5dee9..85c814cd9ba21 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   # validate dynamic linkage
   doInstallCheck = true;
+  preInstallCheck = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then ''
+    DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$out/lib
+    export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+  '' else null;
   installCheckPhase = ''
     runHook preInstallCheck