diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix
index 18658475960f..8d73dfebb188 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     homepage = "http://xmobar.org";
     description = "A Minimalistic Text Based Status Bar";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    platforms = self.stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 })