diff --git a/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors.go b/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors.go
index 926003b83..18e26278d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build linux
+// +build linux,sensors
 
 package sensors
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors_nocompile.go b/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors_nocompile.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c38a437b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors_nocompile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// +build !linux !sensors
+
+package sensors
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors_notlinux.go b/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors_notlinux.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 62a621159..000000000
--- a/plugins/inputs/sensors/sensors_notlinux.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-// +build !linux
-
-package sensors