diff --git a/src/systray/NOTES.txt b/src/systray/NOTES.txt
index 3bd6f2e..e5e817f 100644
--- a/src/systray/NOTES.txt
+++ b/src/systray/NOTES.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ hash:
 changes:
 
 -removed `getlantern/golog` dependency
+-prevent from compiling in linux
diff --git a/src/systray/systray_linux.c b/src/systray/_systray_linux.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/systray/systray_linux.c
rename to src/systray/_systray_linux.c
diff --git a/src/systray/systray.go b/src/systray/systray.go
index 086c6c2..aa8068f 100644
--- a/src/systray/systray.go
+++ b/src/systray/systray.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build darwin,windows
+
 /*
 Package systray is a cross-platform Go library to place an icon and menu in the notification area.
 */
diff --git a/src/systray/systray_linux.go b/src/systray/systray_linux.go
index 1f508c7..7c38433 100644
--- a/src/systray/systray_linux.go
+++ b/src/systray/systray_linux.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build never
+
 package systray
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/systray/systray_nonwindows.go b/src/systray/systray_nonwindows.go
index 5f6b90b..178b1b1 100644
--- a/src/systray/systray_nonwindows.go
+++ b/src/systray/systray_nonwindows.go
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-// +build !windows
+// +build darwin
 
 package systray
 
 /*
-#cgo linux pkg-config: gtk+-3.0 appindicator3-0.1
 #cgo darwin CFLAGS: -DDARWIN -x objective-c -fobjc-arc
 #cgo darwin LDFLAGS: -framework Cocoa