diff --git a/macos/install.sh b/macos/install.sh
index 7f67f94..615efc7 100644
--- a/macos/install.sh
+++ b/macos/install.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ function die {
   exit 1
 }
 
+PLATFORM="$(uname -a | awk '{print $1}')"
+case "${PLATFORM}" in
+  Darwin*)
+    # OK
+    ;;
+  *)
+    die "This is the Mac OS X install.sh script. Cannot run on ${PLATFORM}"
+    ;;
+esac
+
 if [[ $(whoami) != "root" ]] ; then
   echo "Started as $(whoami), running sudo"
   sudo "${0}"
diff --git a/macos/uninstall.sh b/macos/uninstall.sh
index c6a010e..711815b 100644
--- a/macos/uninstall.sh
+++ b/macos/uninstall.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ function die {
   exit 1
 }
 
+PLATFORM="$(uname -a | awk '{print $1}')"
+case "${PLATFORM}" in
+  Darwin*)
+    # OK
+    ;;
+  *)
+    die "This is the Mac OS X install.sh script. Cannot run on ${PLATFORM}"
+    ;;
+esac
+
 if [[ $(whoami) != "root" ]] ; then
   echo "Started as $(whoami), running sudo"
   sudo "${0}"