diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/thrift/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/thrift/default.nix
index f8c437f2b0f..4f2b6ec49d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/thrift/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/thrift/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     description = "Library for scalable cross-language services";
     homepage = http://thrift.apache.org/;
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
   };
 }