diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/rsnapshot/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/rsnapshot/default.nix
index 0bd19e2d6be..bacfbdfe1ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/rsnapshot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/rsnapshot/default.nix
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patch -p0 <${patch}
   '';
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A filesystem snapshot utility for making backups of local and remote systems";
     homepage = http://rsnapshot.org/;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }