diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/autossh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/autossh/default.nix
index 5addf30c3224..9ff0376c8bcf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/autossh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/autossh/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/;
     description = "Automatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels";
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
   };
 }