1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.hh b/src/libstore/globals.hh
index dd01f832df0c..12917a438fa7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.hh
@@ -220,7 +220,13 @@ public:
     Setting<bool> enableNativeCode{this, false, "allow-unsafe-native-code-during-evaluation",
         "Whether builtin functions that allow executing native code should be enabled."};
 
-    Setting<SandboxMode> sandboxMode{this, smDisabled, "sandbox",
+    Setting<SandboxMode> sandboxMode{this,
+        #if __linux__
+          smEnabled
+        #else
+          smDisabled
+        #endif
+        , "sandbox",
         "Whether to enable sandboxed builds. Can be \"true\", \"false\" or \"relaxed\".",
         {"build-use-chroot", "build-use-sandbox"}};