diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
index 69f0d58159e4..5df5dad519ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , jackaudioSupport ? false, libjack2
 , cudaSupport ? config.cudaSupport or false, cudatoolkit
 , colladaSupport ? true, opencollada
-, spaceNavSupport ? false, libspnav
+, spaceNavSupport ? stdenv.isLinux, libspnav
 , makeWrapper
 , pugixml, llvmPackages, SDL, Cocoa, CoreGraphics, ForceFeedback, OpenAL, OpenGL
 , embree, gmp