diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/2.x.nix
index 2066ead51a1..b51ce0f2d5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/2.x.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # Licensing is a mess: http://www.swig.org/Release/LICENSE .
     license = "BSD-style";
 
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ urkud ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix
index 1f37fd87f8a..d489feba4dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/swig/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # Licensing is a mess: http://www.swig.org/Release/LICENSE .
     license = "BSD-style";
 
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+
     maintainers = [ ];
   };
 }