diff --git a/modules/programs/kitty.nix b/modules/programs/kitty.nix
index 3369b1319..43a85bbc3 100644
--- a/modules/programs/kitty.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/kitty.nix
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ in {
     home.packages = [ pkgs.kitty ] ++ optionalPackage cfg.font;
 
     xdg.configFile."kitty/kitty.conf" = {
-      onChange = ''
-        ${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill -USR1 -u $USER kitty || true
-      '';
       text = ''
         # Generated by Home Manager.
         # See https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/conf.html
@@ -132,6 +129,10 @@ in {
 
         ${cfg.extraConfig}
       '';
+    } // optionalAttrs pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux {
+      onChange = ''
+        ${pkgs.procps}/bin/pkill -USR1 -u $USER kitty || true
+      '';
     };
 
     xdg.configFile."kitty/macos-launch-services-cmdline" =