diff --git a/pkgs/data/misc/hicolor-icon-theme/default.nix b/pkgs/data/misc/hicolor-icon-theme/default.nix
index e249dac1dc9c..553665396ec1 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/hicolor-icon-theme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/hicolor-icon-theme/default.nix
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Default fallback theme used by implementations of the icon theme specification";
     homepage = http://icon-theme.freedesktop.org/releases/;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix
index 4266f4ab768d..285160e50d61 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = {
     homepage = http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils;
     description = "Command line utilities for working with .desktop files";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }