1 diff --git a/snapcraft/utils.py b/snapcraft/utils.py
2 index 999a64ec..4f38b4cd 100644
3 --- a/snapcraft/utils.py
4 +++ b/snapcraft/utils.py
5 @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def get_os_platform(
6 release = platform.release()
7 machine = platform.machine()
9 - if system == "Linux":
10 + if system == "Linux" and "NixOS" not in platform.version():
12 with filepath.open("rt", encoding="utf-8") as release_file:
13 lines = release_file.readlines()