diff --git a/pkgs/data/misc/tzdata/default.nix b/pkgs/data/misc/tzdata/default.nix
index 23a04a78a45a..3b4a4cc74c7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/tzdata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/tzdata/default.nix
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.iana.org/time-zones;
     description = "Database of current and historical time zones";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
 }