diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmodplug/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmodplug/default.nix
index 231f18377e4..2d38a5021e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmodplug/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmodplug/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, file }:
 
 let
   version = "0.8.9.0";
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libmodplug";
   inherit version;
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+     substituteInPlace configure \
+        --replace ' -mmacosx-version-min=10.5' "" \
+        --replace /usr/bin/file ${file}/bin/file
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "MOD playing library";
     homepage    = "http://modplug-xmms.sourceforge.net/";