diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/txr/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/txr/default.nix
index cf5588209a47..4618324a75ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/txr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/txr/default.nix
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     homepage = http://nongnu.org/txr;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ dtzWill ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux; # Darwin fails although it should work AFAIK
   };
 }