diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-music/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-music/default.nix
index 19db2cdf9f0..445d667b838 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-music/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-music/default.nix
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     description = "Music player and management application for the GNOME desktop environment";
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/baobab/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/baobab/default.nix
index 8419aa17ea7..c7ff70d2607 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/baobab/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/baobab/default.nix
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/DiskUsageAnalyzer";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/dconf-editor/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/dconf-editor/default.nix
index 7cf366b7dc0..d6da42ab550 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/dconf-editor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/dconf-editor/default.nix
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/DconfEditor";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-calculator/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-calculator/default.nix
index 59aafb530d7..f84c9ab65a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-calculator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-calculator/default.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Application that solves mathematical equations and is suitable as a default application in a Desktop environment";
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-dictionary/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-dictionary/default.nix
index 6cdb8831c48..ebd9b58fd96 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-dictionary/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-dictionary/default.nix
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Dictionary is the GNOME application to look up definitions";
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-font-viewer/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-font-viewer/default.nix
index 5ebf4903cbd..9a684cdaeaa 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-font-viewer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-font-viewer/default.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-font-viewer";
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-themes-extra/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-themes-extra/default.nix
index c7f70c76b2b..efc5318fb59 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-themes-extra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-themes-extra/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix
index 0471283ef00..a03df4e5e29 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Folks";
     license = licenses.lgpl2Plus;
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
-    platforms = platforms.gnu ++ platforms.linux; # arbitrary choice
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-video-effects/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-video-effects/default.nix
index e8fd3ca7e2c..cc6f3b2ecde 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-video-effects/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnome-video-effects/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A collection of GStreamer effects to be used in different GNOME Modules";
     homepage = "https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeVideoEffects";
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
     license = licenses.gpl2;
   };