diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix
index d01980ee3a91..17f0f3df04e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/ruby/default.nix
@@ -57,9 +57,13 @@ let
     }:
     let
       ver = version;
+      isCross = stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform;
       # https://github.com/ruby/ruby/blob/v3_2_2/yjit.h#L21
       yjitSupported =
-        stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64 || (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64);
+        !isCross
+        && (
+          stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64 || (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64)
+        );
       rubyDrv = lib.makeOverridable (
         {
           stdenv,