diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/stellarium/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/stellarium/default.nix
index 0f2a104f80f..acf7721489a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/stellarium/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/astronomy/stellarium/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = http://stellarium.org/;
     license = "GPL2";
 
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.mesaPlatforms;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux; # should be mesaPlatforms, but we don't have qt on darwin
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];
   };
 }