diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/wine/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/wine/default.nix
index 9a8b6df6e1e7..13fb6a0937db 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/wine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/wine/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 , ncurses, libpng, libjpeg, lcms, freetype
 }:
 
+assert stdenv.isLinux;
+
 let lib = import ../../../lib/default.nix; in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {