diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/checkinstall/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/checkinstall/default.nix
index fe99492d47e..aa935076eb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/checkinstall/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/checkinstall/default.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = http://checkinstall.izto.org/;
     description = "A tool for automatically generating Slackware, RPM or Debian packages when doing `make install'";
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.eelco ];
-    platform = stdenv.lib.maintainers.linux;
+    platform = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }