diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ph/photoqt/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ph/photoqt/package.nix
index d0c41b7a59ff..afb3330c9351 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ph/photoqt/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ph/photoqt/package.nix
@@ -76,5 +76,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     mainProgram = "photoqt";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ wegank ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    # cplusplus/singletons/scripts/pqc_scriptsimages.cpp:1740:19: error: no matching function for call to 'setxattr'
+    badPlatforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
   };
 })