diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/librist/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/librist/package.nix
index 2ec83378faeb..8e19eb061555 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/librist/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/librist/package.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-xWqyQl3peB/ENReMcDHzIdKXXCYOJYbhhG8tcSh36dY=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
+  # avoid rebuild on Linux for now
+  patches = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     # https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist/-/issues/192
     ./no-brew-darwin.diff
   ];