diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
index 52c8e493fdc..16d844d10d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/youtube-dl/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://rg3.github.com/youtube-dl/";
     description = "Command-line tool to download videos from YouTube.com and other sites";
+
+    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux ++ darwin;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ bluescreen303 simons ];
   };
 }