diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/default.nix
index da5769e92cd1..f900de5e578b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://qwt.sourceforge.net/;
     # LGPL 2.1 plus a few exceptions (more liberal)
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.qwt;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
   };
 }