diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Revision history for haskell-amqp-utils
 
+## 0.6.1.1  -- 2021-05-11
+
+* disable inotify on non-linux
+
 ## 0.6.1.0  -- 2020-03-11
 
 * add remaining message properties as callback environment variables, too
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -268,8 +268,9 @@
 
 etc.
 
-## get the source!
+## get it!
 
 - git://woffs.de/git/fd/haskell-amqp-utils.git
 - https://woffs.de/git/fd/haskell-amqp-utils.git
 - https://git.sr.ht/~woffs/haskell-amqp-utils
+- https://repology.org/project/haskell:amqp-utils/packages
diff --git a/agitprop.hs b/agitprop.hs
--- a/agitprop.hs
+++ b/agitprop.hs
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 import           Control.Concurrent
 import qualified Control.Exception             as X
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8    as BL
+#if linux_HOST_OS
 #if MIN_VERSION_hinotify(0,3,10)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8         as BS
 #endif
 import           Data.List                     (isSuffixOf)
+#endif
 import           Data.Maybe
 import qualified Data.Text                     as T
 import           Data.Time
@@ -25,7 +27,9 @@
 import           System.Directory
 import           System.Environment
 import           System.Exit
+#if linux_HOST_OS
 import           System.INotify
+#endif
 import qualified System.Posix.Files            as F
 
 main :: IO ()
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@
   X.catch
     (if isDir
        then do
+#if linux_HOST_OS
          setCurrentDirectory (inputFile args)
          if (initialScan args)
            then getDirectoryContents "." >>=
@@ -80,6 +85,9 @@
          sleepingBeauty >>= printparam "exception"
          removeWatch wd
          hr $ "END watching " ++ (inputFile args)
+#else
+         X.throw (X.ErrorCall "ERROR: watching a directory is only supported in Linux")
+#endif
        else do
          hr $ "BEGIN sending"
          messageFile <-
@@ -117,6 +125,7 @@
     , show ackType
     ]
 
+#if linux_HOST_OS
 -- | Hotfolder event handler
 handleEvent ::
      (Maybe String -> BL.ByteString -> IO ()) -> [String] -> Event -> IO ()
@@ -146,6 +155,7 @@
   X.catch
     (BL.readFile fileName >>= func (Just fileName))
     (\e -> printparam "exception in handleFile" (e :: X.IOException))
+#endif
 
 -- | Publish one message with our settings
 publishOneMsg' :: Channel -> Args -> Maybe FilePath -> BL.ByteString -> IO ()
diff --git a/amqp-utils.cabal b/amqp-utils.cabal
--- a/amqp-utils.cabal
+++ b/amqp-utils.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name:                amqp-utils
 
-version:             0.6.1.0
+version:             0.6.1.1
 
 synopsis:            AMQP toolset for the command line
 
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@
                        tls >= 1.3.9,
                        amqp >=0.19,
                        unix >= 2.7,
-                       hinotify >= 0.3.8,
                        magic
+  if os(linux)
+    build-depends:     hinotify >= 0.3.8
 
   ghc-options:         -threaded -Wall