diff --git a/misc/systemd/local.mk b/misc/systemd/local.mk
index 5555818c52..004549fd27 100644
--- a/misc/systemd/local.mk
+++ b/misc/systemd/local.mk
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-$(foreach n, nix-daemon.socket nix-daemon.service, $(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/$(n), $(prefix)/lib/systemd/system, 0644)))
+ifeq ($(OS), Linux)
+
+  $(foreach n, nix-daemon.socket nix-daemon.service, $(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/$(n), $(prefix)/lib/systemd/system, 0644)))
+
+endif
diff --git a/misc/upstart/local.mk b/misc/upstart/local.mk
index 249262d4f7..a73dc061e4 100644
--- a/misc/upstart/local.mk
+++ b/misc/upstart/local.mk
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-$(foreach n, nix-daemon.conf, $(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/$(n), $(sysconfdir)/init, 0644)))
+ifeq ($(OS), Linux)
+
+  $(foreach n, nix-daemon.conf, $(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/$(n), $(sysconfdir)/init, 0644)))
+
+endif