diff --git a/projects/github.com/aristocratos/btop/package.yml b/projects/github.com/aristocratos/btop/package.yml
index 029c33bb..819ca2e8 100644
--- a/projects/github.com/aristocratos/btop/package.yml
+++ b/projects/github.com/aristocratos/btop/package.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ provides:
   - bin/btop
 
 dependencies:
-  # built fine for me on macOS 14 & Xcode 15 but won’t in CI complaining
-  # that the provided clang is too old
-  # llvm^17 should work but didn’t for headers not found reasons
-  # needed for build and runtime
-  gnu.org/gcc: '>=10'
+  linux:
+    # built fine for me on macOS 14 & Xcode 15 but won’t in CI complaining
+    # that the provided clang is too old
+    # llvm^17 should work but didn’t for headers not found reasons
+    # needed for build and runtime
+    gnu.org/gcc: '>=10'
+  darwin/x86-64:
+    # it is not overly clear to us why this is required
+    gnu.org/gcc: '>=10'
 
 build:
   env: