diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
index 7cd22c077a7e..d8a6615b7f48 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ self = stdenv.mkDerivation {
     license = licenses.mit; # X11 variant, in most files
     platforms = platforms.mesaPlatforms;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ primeos vcunat ]; # Help is welcome :)
+
+    # https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/8634
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
index 333e285cef0a..f2cc7ae471a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-small.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ with import ./release-lib.nix { inherit supportedSystems nixpkgsArgs; };
   man-pages = linux;
   mc = all;
   mdadm = linux;
-  mesa = mesaPlatforms;
+  mesa = linux;
   mingetty = linux;
   mktemp = all;
   monotone = linux;