diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/avahi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/avahi/default.nix
index 9e72862a5c2..525175c0d83 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/avahi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/avahi/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://avahi.org;
     license = "LGPLv2+";
 
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu;  # arbitrary choice
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;  # arbitrary choice
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
   };
 }