diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ra/racket/minimal.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ra/racket/minimal.nix
index 05d203da2750..6b047e3e8f06 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ra/racket/minimal.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ra/racket/minimal.nix
@@ -160,5 +160,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ rc-zb ];
     mainProgram = "racket";
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+    /*
+      > checking size of void *... 0
+      > Something has gone wrong getting the pointer size; see config.log
+    */
+    badPlatforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ra/racket/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ra/racket/package.nix
index 6a21275de5ab..c3514b63bb58 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ra/racket/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ra/racket/package.nix
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ minimal.overrideAttrs (
         libraries support applications from web servers and databases to
         GUIs and charts.
       '';
-      platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+      badPlatforms = [ ];
     };
   }
 )