--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/depfixer.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/depfixer.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import sys, struct
 import shutil, subprocess
 import typing as T
+import platform
 
 from ..mesonlib import OrderedSet
 
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@
     # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/pull/6612#discussion_r378581401
     if INSTALL_NAME_TOOL is False:
         INSTALL_NAME_TOOL = bool(shutil.which('install_name_tool'))
-    if INSTALL_NAME_TOOL:
+    if INSTALL_NAME_TOOL and platform.system() == "Darwin":
         if isinstance(new_rpath, bytes):
             new_rpath = new_rpath.decode('utf8')
         fix_darwin(fname, new_rpath, final_path, install_name_mappings)