diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/xrootd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/xrootd/default.nix
index c6df60f2ee0f..0f32ae4ab714 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/xrootd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/xrootd/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "bin" "out" "dev" "man" ];
 
-  passthru.tests = lib.optionalAttrs enableTests {
+  passthru.tests = lib.optionalAttrs enableTests && stdenv.isLinux {
     test-runner = callPackage ./test-runner.nix { };
   };