diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtar/default.nix
index 992bad020ea6..8123bf7ba84e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtar/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "C library for manipulating POSIX tar files";
     homepage = http://www.feep.net/libtar/;
     license = licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = with platforms; linux ++ darwin;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
   };
 }