diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/redshift/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/redshift/default.nix
index 4d0c168962f9..99d65eb090a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/redshift/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/redshift/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 , withGeolocation ? true
 , withCoreLocation ? withGeolocation && stdenv.isDarwin, CoreLocation, Foundation, Cocoa
 , withGeoclue ? withGeolocation && stdenv.isLinux, geoclue
-, withAppIndicator ? true, libappindicator, libayatana-appindicator
+, withAppIndicator ? stdenv.isLinux, libappindicator, libayatana-appindicator
 }:
 
 let