diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/acl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/acl/default.nix
index d37d8926fbdc..f6445874913a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/acl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/acl/default.nix
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/acl;
     description = "Library and tools for manipulating access control lists";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }