diff --git a/cmd/ncdu/ncdu.go b/cmd/ncdu/ncdu.go
index 180c674b3..227db165a 100644
--- a/cmd/ncdu/ncdu.go
+++ b/cmd/ncdu/ncdu.go
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Package ncdu implements a text based user interface for exploring a remote
+
+//+build !plan9,!solaris
+
 package ncdu
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/ncdu/ncdu_unsupported.go b/cmd/ncdu/ncdu_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5248e791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/ncdu/ncdu_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Build for ncdu for unsupported platforms to stop go complaining
+// about "no buildable Go source files "
+
+// +build plan9 solaris
+
+package ncdu