diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/tcpdump/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/tcpdump/default.nix
index 6726e5b751ab..cdb33ab1f1ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/tcpdump/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/tcpdump/default.nix
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ globin ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    badPlatforms = platforms.darwin;
   };
 }