diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/pixz/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/pixz/default.nix
index 8572221572c..5ce79cbf412 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/pixz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/pixz/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = ''A parallel compressor/decompressor for xz format'';
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin];
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   };
 }