diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-desktop/default.nix
index c806636ff8dc..157d7fa84040 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-desktop/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-2lBBC48Z/X53WwDR/g26Z/xeEVHe0pkVjcJd2tw/qKk=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
+  patches = lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     (substituteAll {
       src = ./bubblewrap-paths.patch;
       bubblewrap_bin = "${bubblewrap}/bin/bwrap";
@@ -58,14 +58,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    bubblewrap
     xkeyboard_config
     libxkbcommon # for xkbregistry
     isocodes
-    wayland
     gtk3
     gtk4
     glib
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+    bubblewrap
+    wayland
     libseccomp
     systemd
   ];
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Ddesktop_docs=false"
     "-Ddate_in_gnome_version=false"
     "-Dgnome_distributor=NixOS"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isLinux) [
+    "-Dsystemd=disabled"
+    "-Dudev=disabled"
   ];
 
   separateDebugInfo = stdenv.isLinux;
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Library with common API for various GNOME modules";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-desktop";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus lgpl2Plus ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
   };
 }