diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/acpid/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/acpid/default.nix
index fe1792478d6b..7f3440d8f59e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/acpid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/acpid/default.nix
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://tedfelix.com/linux/acpid-netlink.html;
     description = "A daemon for delivering ACPI events to userspace programs";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }