diff --git a/pkgs/games/freedroidrpg/default.nix b/pkgs/games/freedroidrpg/default.nix
index 875af8e06642..2ebb60f3d5db 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/freedroidrpg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/freedroidrpg/default.nix
@@ -58,5 +58,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jtojnar ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    hydraPlatforms = platforms.linux; # sdl-config times out on darwin
   };
 }