diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix b/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
index e921f7decf1a..bfc2ee8f664c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
@@ -280,28 +280,6 @@ let
       else
         throw "i686 Linux package set can only be used with the x86 family.";
 
-    # x86_64-darwin packages for aarch64-darwin users to use with Rosetta for incompatible packages
-    pkgsx86_64Darwin =
-      if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then
-        nixpkgsFun {
-          overlays = [
-            (self': super': {
-              pkgsx86_64Darwin = super';
-            })
-          ]
-          ++ overlays;
-          localSystem = {
-            config = lib.systems.parse.tripleFromSystem (
-              stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed
-              // {
-                cpu = lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.x86_64;
-              }
-            );
-          };
-        }
-      else
-        throw "x86_64 Darwin package set can only be used on Darwin systems.";
-
     # If already linux: the same package set unaltered
     # Otherwise, return a natively built linux package set for the current cpu architecture string.
     # (ABI and other details will be set to the default for the cpu/os pair)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/variants.nix b/pkgs/top-level/variants.nix
index bb4b877cb6e8..fb4890910cdf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/variants.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/variants.nix
@@ -90,6 +90,28 @@ self: super: {
     else
       throw "Musl libc only supports 64-bit Linux systems.";
 
+  # x86_64-darwin packages for aarch64-darwin users to use with Rosetta for incompatible packages
+  pkgsx86_64Darwin =
+    if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then
+      nixpkgsFun {
+        overlays = [
+          (self': super': {
+            pkgsx86_64Darwin = super';
+          })
+        ]
+        ++ overlays;
+        localSystem = {
+          config = lib.systems.parse.tripleFromSystem (
+            stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed
+            // {
+              cpu = lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.x86_64;
+            }
+          );
+        };
+      }
+    else
+      throw "x86_64 Darwin package set can only be used on Darwin systems.";
+
   # Full package set with rocm on cuda off
   # Mostly useful for asserting pkgs.pkgsRocm.torchWithRocm == pkgs.torchWithRocm and similar
   pkgsRocm = nixpkgsFun ({