diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/nim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/nim/default.nix
index 6444b7feeb8..142167e3373 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/nim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/nim/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       homepage = http://nim-lang.org/;
       license = licenses.mit;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ emery ];
-      platforms = platforms.linux; # arbitrary
+      platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin; # arbitrary
     };
 }