diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index d6ad5d61..36d4f505 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
 use nix
+fi
 
 export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.cargo/bin
 export JB55=32e1827635450ebb3c5a7d12c1f8e7b2b514439ac10a67eef3d9fd9c5c68e245