diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/plugins/make-gauge-plugin.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/plugins/make-gauge-plugin.nix
index f88a236d7068..acf902e1b79d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/plugins/make-gauge-plugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/gauge/plugins/make-gauge-plugin.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: (lib.recursiveUpdate {
     stripRoot = false;
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoPatchelfHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optional stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.isLinux autoPatchelfHook;
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p "$out/share/gauge-plugins/${pname}/${finalAttrs.version}"