diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/nettle/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/nettle/default.nix
index e9e5d4550b05..4f0c47317233 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/nettle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/nettle/default.nix
@@ -47,5 +47,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
      homepage = http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/;
 
      maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
+     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
 }