diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/bin.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/bin.nix
index 4057bfea3be7..797c323cab37 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/bin.nix
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
 # - the source build is currently brittle and not easy to maintain
 # - the source build doesn't work on NVIDIA Jetson platforms
 
-# unsupported combination
-assert !(stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && cudaSupport);
-
 let
   packages = import ./binary-hashes.nix;
   inherit (cudaPackages) cudatoolkit cudnn;
@@ -233,5 +230,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       abbradar
     ];
     badPlatforms = [ "x86_64-darwin" ];
+    # unsupported combination
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && cudaSupport;
   };
 }