diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
index 4bda09670abf..1001f90023ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/docker/default.nix
@@ -549,8 +549,6 @@ rec {
             then tag
             else
               lib.head (lib.strings.splitString "-" (baseNameOf result.outPath));
-        # Docker can't be made to run darwin binaries
-        meta.badPlatforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
       } ''
         ${lib.optionalString (tag == null) ''
           outName="$(basename "$out")"