diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix
index 4e163a5b3f8f..1ed1eda229c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/bwa/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license     = licenses.gpl3;
     homepage    = http://bio-bwa.sourceforge.net/;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ luispedro ];
-    platforms = with platforms; linux;
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
   };
 }