diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libiconv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libiconv/default.nix
index 294e7a81d5e46..a7251b7f58a9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libiconv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libiconv/default.nix
@@ -2,15 +2,21 @@
   fetchurl,
   stdenv,
   lib,
+  darwin,
   updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook,
   enableStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic,
   enableShared ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic,
-  enableDarwinABICompat ? false,
+  enableDarwinABICompat ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin,
 }:
 
 # assert !stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux || stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform; # TODO: improve on cross
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+let
+  # libiconv is propagated by the SDK in the stdenv. Avoid an infinite recursion by using a stdenv
+  # with an SDK that does not try to propagate it.
+  stdenv' = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then darwin.bootstrapStdenv else stdenv;
+in
+stdenv'.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libiconv";
   version = "1.19";
 
@@ -28,11 +34,25 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/192630#discussion_r978985593
   hardeningDisable = lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "bionic") "fortify";
 
-  setupHooks = [
-    ../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
-    ./setup-hook.sh
+  setupHooks =
+    # Match the default behavior on Darwin, which does not automatically link libiconv.
+    lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) [
+      ../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
+      ./setup-hook.sh
+    ];
+
+  patches = [
+    # Add support for the UTF-8-MAC encoding. This is needed for correct behavior of applications that interact with
+    # the filesystem on Darwin because it uses a variant of NFD to store filenames.
+    (fetchurl {
+      url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/macports/macports-ports/ce1083dbec406fcea0f2678308ae85639798aa6e/textproc/libiconv/files/patch-utf8mac.diff";
+      hash = "sha256-aqoTDIunKnWLHPizdWbU6eCDZXaj2s+GJwtg6Spzfio=";
+    })
   ];
 
+  # The patch for UTF-8-MAC requires -p0. It can’t use `fetchpatch2` because that results in an infinite recursion.
+  patchFlags = [ "-p0" ];
+
   postPatch =
     lib.optionalString
       (
@@ -82,6 +102,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # remove after gnulib is updated
   ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isCygwin "gl_cv_clean_version_stddef=yes";
 
+  preBuild = ''
+    # The UTF-8-MAC patch requires regenerating `flags.h`
+    make -C lib genflags
+    lib/genflags > lib/flags.h
+  '';
+
   passthru = { inherit setupHooks; };
 
   meta = {
@@ -104,6 +130,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mainProgram = "iconv";
 
     # This library is not needed on GNU platforms.
-    hydraPlatforms = with lib.platforms; cygwin ++ darwin ++ freebsd;
+    hydraPlatforms = lib.platforms.cygwin ++ lib.platforms.darwin ++ lib.platforms.freebsd;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
index 385a315f9c871..683a6a0218792 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/default.nix
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ let
   sdkPackages = prevStage: {
     inherit (prevStage)
       bashNonInteractive
+      libiconvReal
       libpng
       libxml2
       libxo
@@ -291,7 +292,6 @@ let
       Csu
       adv_cmds
       copyfile
-      libiconv
       libresolv
       libsbuf
       libutil
@@ -557,9 +557,6 @@ assert bootstrapTools.passthru.isFromBootstrapFiles or false; # sanity check
         # Use this stage’s CF to build CMake. It’s required but can’t be included in the stdenv.
         cmake = self.cmakeMinimal;
 
-        # Use libiconvReal with gettext to break an infinite recursion.
-        gettext = super.gettext.override { libiconv = super.libiconvReal; };
-
         # Disable grep’s tests for now due to impure locale updates in
         # macOS 15.4 breaking them in the bootstrap.
         gnugrep = super.gnugrep.overrideAttrs { doCheck = false; };
@@ -1050,6 +1047,7 @@ assert bootstrapTools.passthru.isFromBootstrapFiles or false; # sanity check
               ld64.lib
               ld64.out
               libffi.out
+              libiconv.out
               libxml2.out
               ncurses.dev
               ncurses.man
@@ -1076,7 +1074,6 @@ assert bootstrapTools.passthru.isFromBootstrapFiles or false; # sanity check
             binutils
             binutils.bintools
             libcxx
-            libiconv.out
             libresolv.out
             libsbuf.out
             libSystem
@@ -1192,8 +1189,8 @@ assert bootstrapTools.passthru.isFromBootstrapFiles or false; # sanity check
     assert isFromNixpkgs prevStage.binutils-unwrapped.src;
     assert isBuiltByNixpkgsCompiler prevStage.curl;
 
-    # libiconv should be an alias for darwin.libiconv
-    assert prevStage.libiconv == prevStage.darwin.libiconv;
+    # libiconv should be an alias for libiconvReal
+    assert prevStage.libiconv == prevStage.libiconvReal;
 
     {
       inherit (prevStage) config overlays stdenv;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f665b697f38b9..7e87acae874c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6674,8 +6674,6 @@ with pkgs;
       ]
     then
       libcIconv pkgs.libc
-    else if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then
-      darwin.libiconv
     else
       libiconvReal;