diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/6_qt4.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/6_qt4.nix
index 7774ab7df9e..0315ae72709 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/6_qt4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qwt/6_qt4.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://qwt.sourceforge.net/;
     # LGPL 2.1 plus a few exceptions (more liberal)
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.qwt;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
     branch = "6";
   };