diff --git a/pkg/osutil/restart_unix.go b/pkg/osutil/restart_unix.go
index 03d4dd4a1..61ad64cc9 100644
--- a/pkg/osutil/restart_unix.go
+++ b/pkg/osutil/restart_unix.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// +build !appengine
 // +build linux darwin freebsd netbsd openbsd
 
 /*