diff --git a/plugins/inputs/sysstat/sysstat_notlinux.go b/plugins/inputs/sysstat/sysstat_notlinux.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e97e71e78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/inputs/sysstat/sysstat_notlinux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// +build !linux
+
+package sysstat