diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/pigz/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/pigz/default.nix
index 1cadf393a8e5..193f1d5cb0bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/pigz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/pigz/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.zlib.net/pigz/";
     description = "A parallel implementation of gzip for multi-core machines";
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
   };
 }