diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/wordnet/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/wordnet/default.nix
index 2f98bc66e9b3..f1bc06d395c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/wordnet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/wordnet/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = http://wordnet.princeton.edu/;
 
     maintainers = [ ];
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu;  # arbitrary choice
+    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux ++ darwin;
   };
 }