diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix
index 8de5cb311488..15509a62de53 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/ngspice/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "http://ngspice.sourceforge.net";
     license = with licenses; [ "BSD" gpl2 ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ bgamari rongcuid ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }