diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/mercury/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/mercury/default.nix
index 048dd598a48..b7fc3e4dd77 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/mercury/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/mercury/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
     homepage    = "http://mercurylang.org";
     license     = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux ++ stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
     maintainers = [ ];
   };
 }