diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/grpc_cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/grpc_cli/default.nix
index b68ff100b70b..f3e237a870d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/grpc_cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/grpc_cli/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ curl numactl ];
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=ON" ];
   makeFlags = [ "grpc_cli" ];
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.isAarch64 "-Wno-error=format-security";
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
@@ -26,6 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/grpc/grpc";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ doriath ];
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }