diff --git a/CMakeOptions.txt b/CMakeOptions.txt
index 7895348671..2a5969f0c1 100644
--- a/CMakeOptions.txt
+++ b/CMakeOptions.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ option(ENABLE_GCRYPT     "Build with GNU crypto support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_GEOIP      "Build with GeoIP support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_CAP        "Build with Posix capabilities support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_CARES      "Build with c-ares support" ON)
-option(ENABLE_NETLINK    "Build with libnl support" ON)
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+	option(ENABLE_NETLINK    "Build with libnl support" ON)
+endif()
 # todo Mostly hardcoded
 option(ENABLE_KERBEROS   "Build with Kerberos support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_SBC        "Build with SBC Codec support in RTP Player" ON)