diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyenchant/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyenchant/default.nix
index 6b49c65faae..40ac257cad1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyenchant/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyenchant/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "pyenchant: Python bindings for the Enchant spellchecker";
     homepage = https://pythonhosted.org/pyenchant/;
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
+    badPlatforms = [ "x86_64-darwin" ];
   };
 
 }