diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-runner/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-runner/package.nix
index dbb64c1406c4..4e032f8f44df 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-runner/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/github-runner/package.nix
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ buildDotnetModule (finalAttrs: {
 
   # tests fail with sandboxing under darwin
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
-  __noChroot = true;
+  __noChroot = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
 
   # Fully qualified name of disabled tests
   disabledTests = [