diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/frog.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/frog.nix
index 725bc714db281..1a73a46d28728 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/frog.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/frog.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl
-, automake, autoconf, libtool, pkgconfig, autoconf-archive
+, automake, autoconf, bzip2, libtar, libtool, pkgconfig, autoconf-archive
 , libxml2, icu
 , languageMachines
 }:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   src = fetchurl { inherit (release) url sha256;
                    name = "frog-${release.version}.tar.gz"; };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf libtool autoconf-archive
+  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf bzip2 libtar libtool autoconf-archive
                   libxml2 icu
                   languageMachines.ticcutils
                   languageMachines.timbl
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/libfolia.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/libfolia.nix
index d5c232ae77675..a6f5adb955951 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/libfolia.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/libfolia.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl
 , automake, autoconf, libtool, pkgconfig, autoconf-archive
-, libxml2, icu
+, libxml2, icu, bzip2, libtar
 , languageMachines }:
 
 let
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   src = fetchurl { inherit (release) url sha256;
                    name = "libfolia-${release.version}.tar.gz"; };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf libtool autoconf-archive libxml2 icu languageMachines.ticcutils ];
+  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf bzip2 libtool autoconf-archive libtar libxml2 icu languageMachines.ticcutils ];
   preConfigure = "sh bootstrap.sh";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/mbt.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/mbt.nix
index 2ffabac1ede9a..3bc78a96a0632 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/mbt.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/mbt.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl
-, automake, autoconf, libtool, pkgconfig, autoconf-archive
+, automake, autoconf, bzip2, libtar, libtool, pkgconfig, autoconf-archive
 , libxml2
 , languageMachines
 }:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   src = fetchurl { inherit (release) url sha256;
                    name = "mbt-${release.version}.tar.gz"; };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf libtool autoconf-archive
+  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf bzip2 libtar libtool autoconf-archive
                   libxml2
                   languageMachines.ticcutils
                   languageMachines.timbl
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/timbl.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/timbl.nix
index d12c970d4dc48..3ab38a9e84ac8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/timbl.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/timbl.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl
 , automake, autoconf, libtool, pkgconfig, autoconf-archive
-, libxml2
+, libxml2, bzip2, libtar
 , languageMachines
 }:
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   src = fetchurl { inherit (release) url sha256;
                    name = "timbl-${release.version}.tar.gz"; };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf libtool autoconf-archive
+  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf bzip2 libtar libtool autoconf-archive
                   libxml2
                   languageMachines.ticcutils
                 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/timblserver.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/timblserver.nix
index 7a07e9f33a8ae..ee1579540c33e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/timblserver.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/timblserver.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl
-, automake, autoconf, libtool, pkgconfig, autoconf-archive
+, automake, autoconf, bzip2, libtar, libtool, pkgconfig, autoconf-archive
 , libxml2
 , languageMachines
 }:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   src = fetchurl { inherit (release) url sha256;
                    name = "timblserver-${release.version}.tar.gz"; };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf libtool autoconf-archive
+  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf bzip2 libtar libtool autoconf-archive
                   libxml2
                   languageMachines.ticcutils
                   languageMachines.timbl
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/ucto.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/ucto.nix
index 5c12a2142cc14..8f917c2265d2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/ucto.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/languagemachines/ucto.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl
 , automake, autoconf, libtool, pkgconfig, autoconf-archive
-, libxml2, icu
+, libxml2, icu, bzip2, libtar
 , languageMachines
 }:
 
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   src = fetchurl { inherit (release) url sha256;
                    name = "ucto-${release.version}.tar.gz"; };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf libtool autoconf-archive
-                  icu libxml2
+  buildInputs = [ automake autoconf bzip2 libtool autoconf-archive
+                  icu libtar libxml2
                   languageMachines.ticcutils
                   languageMachines.libfolia
                   languageMachines.uctodata
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtar/default.nix
index 992bad020ea69..8123bf7ba84ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtar/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "C library for manipulating POSIX tar files";
     homepage = http://www.feep.net/libtar/;
     license = licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = with platforms; linux ++ darwin;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
   };
 }