diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/qt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/qt/default.nix
index 7eab88ae0c1e..7ef48d09725a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/qt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/telepathy/qt/default.nix
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
   doCheck = false; # giving up for now
+
+  meta = {
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+  };
 }