diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
index 270637f7d37..8703e81fb1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   outputs = [ "bin" "dev" "out" "man" ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ libuuid gettext ];
+  buildInputs = [ libuuid ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!stdenv.isLinux) gettext;
 
   crossAttrs = {
     preConfigure = ''