diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/stress/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/stress/default.nix
index 52cfd4dde74..5a4734328ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/stress/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/stress/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Simple workload generator for POSIX systems. It imposes a configurable amount of CPU, memory, I/O, and disk stress on the system";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }