diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/sdcv/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/sdcv/default.nix
index bf2de3a5f1b9..0a8d20a3958d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/sdcv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/sdcv/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ glib gettext readline ];
 
   preInstall = ''
-    touch locale
+    mkdir locale
   '';
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-D__GNU_LIBRARY__"
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Console version of StarDict";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 ];
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }