diff --git a/pkgs/games/ball-and-paddle/default.nix b/pkgs/games/ball-and-paddle/default.nix
index 88ea75b5fdc5..f0d93180a625 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/ball-and-paddle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/ball-and-paddle/default.nix
@@ -36,5 +36,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/ballandpaddle/;
 
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
+
+    # The fancy libs aren't available on {Cyg,Dar}win.
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }