diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/bootstrap.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/bootstrap.nix
index 0b5b48e088ee..6e9124af6116 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/bootstrap.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/sbcl/bootstrap.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --add-flags "--core $out/share/sbcl/sbcl.core"
   '';
 
-  postFixup = stdenv.lib.optionalString (!stdenv.isArm) ''
+  postFixup = stdenv.lib.optionalString (!stdenv.isArm && stdenv.isLinux) ''
     patchelf --set-interpreter $(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker) $out/share/sbcl/sbcl
   '';