diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libkml/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libkml/package.py
index c56f2e5ec5d..acf31747285 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libkml/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libkml/package.py
@@ -57,3 +57,9 @@ def cmake_args(self):
             args.append('-DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF')
 
         return args
+
+    @run_after('install')
+    def darwin_fix(self):
+        # The shared library is not installed correctly on Darwin; fix this
+        if self.spec.satisfies('platform=darwin'):
+            fix_darwin_install_name(self.prefix.lib)