diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix
index dc8f776cef6..b262626b136 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/contacts/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, xcbuildHook, Foundation, AddressBook }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, xcbuildHook, cf-private, Foundation, AddressBook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "1.1a-3";
@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ xcbuildHook ];
-  buildInputs = [ Foundation AddressBook ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    Foundation AddressBook
+    # Needed for OBJC_CLASS_$_NSArray symbols.
+    cf-private
+  ];
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     cp Products/Default/contacts $out/bin
   '';
 
-  ## FIXME: the framework setup hook isn't adding these correctly
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = " -F${Foundation}/Library/Frameworks/ -F${AddressBook}/Library/Frameworks/";
-
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Access contacts from the Mac address book from command-line";
     homepage    = http://www.gnufoo.org/contacts/contacts.html;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index fd464eed8ef..798b7a29ad3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1172,6 +1172,7 @@ with pkgs;
   codec2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/codec2 { };
 
   contacts = callPackage ../tools/misc/contacts {
+    inherit (darwin) cf-private;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Foundation AddressBook;
   };