diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix
index fb573bf6c9e..9e18a6738c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-manager/default.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
       manages Xen and LXC (linux containers).
     '';
     license = licenses.gpl2;
+    # exclude Darwin since libvirt-glib currently doesn't build there
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ qknight offline fpletz ];
   };
 }