diff --git a/Formula/bwa-mem2.rb b/Formula/bwa-mem2.rb
index 426e57e97..f464be4dc 100644
--- a/Formula/bwa-mem2.rb
+++ b/Formula/bwa-mem2.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class BwaMem2 < Formula
     sha256 "41f25256fd39920c9188bff511d422b926c9540c3aa8f6ed67c0e55aee25bc91" => :x86_64_linux
   end
 
+  depends_on :linux
+
   uses_from_macos "zlib"
 
   def install