diff --git a/misc/launchd/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist.in b/misc/launchd/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist.in
index e1470cf99..664608305 100644
--- a/misc/launchd/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist.in
+++ b/misc/launchd/org.nixos.nix-daemon.plist.in
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
   <dict>
-    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
-    <dict>
-      <key>OBJC_DISABLE_INITIALIZE_FORK_SAFETY</key>
-      <string>YES</string>
-    </dict>
     <key>Label</key>
     <string>org.nixos.nix-daemon</string>
     <key>KeepAlive</key>
diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index 455e21135..af0a44fee 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -400,10 +400,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   mesonInstallCheckFlags = [ "--suite=installcheck" ];
 
-  preInstallCheck = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
-    export OBJC_DISABLE_INITIALIZE_FORK_SAFETY=YES
-  '';
-
   installCheckPhase = lib.optionalString buildWithMeson ''
     runHook preInstallCheck
     flagsArray=($mesonInstallCheckFlags "''${mesonInstallCheckFlagsArray[@]}")
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.cc b/src/libstore/globals.cc
index b7397da1a..1233973e3 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "config-impl.hh"
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ void initLibStore() {
        sshd). This breaks build users because they don't have access
        to the TMPDIR, in particular in ‘nix-store --serve’. */
 #if __APPLE__
+    curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
     if (getEnv("TMPDIR").value_or("/tmp").starts_with("/var/folders/"))
         unsetenv("TMPDIR");
 #endif