diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/wget/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/wget/default.nix
index 0fbdd80332be..f2681f2a39fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/wget/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/wget/default.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--without-included-regex"
   ];
 
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
   doCheck = true;
   preCheck = ''
     patchShebangs tests fuzz