diff --git a/nix-shared/system/essential.nix b/nix-shared/system/essential.nix
index 83e38fbb..f584bc16 100644
--- a/nix-shared/system/essential.nix
+++ b/nix-shared/system/essential.nix
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
   ];
 
   darwinOnly = with pkgs; [
+    emacs
   ];
 in {
   nixpkgs.config.allowBroken = true;