diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
index 6f3df4e866d64..4fd68470c1555 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/racket/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ let
     sqlite
   ];
 
+  x86_64-noDarwin = builtins.filter (x: x != "x86_64-darwin") stdenv.lib.platforms.x86_64;
+
 in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -80,6 +82,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://racket-lang.org/;
     license = licenses.lgpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ kkallio henrytill vrthra ];
-    platforms = platforms.x86_64;
+    platforms = x86_64-noDarwin;
   };
 }