diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix
index 5e1d9dc9cb8b..01561f4c2722 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/configurable.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--disable-nextaf_check"
     "--disable-carbon_check"
     "--disable-gtktest"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) [
+    "vim_cv_toupper_broken=no"
+    "--with-tlib=ncurses"
+    "vim_cv_terminfo=yes"
+    "vim_cv_tgetent=zero" # it does on native anyway
+    "vim_cv_tty_group=tty"
+    "vim_cv_tty_mode=0660"
+    "vim_cv_getcwd_broken=no"
+    "vim_cv_stat_ignores_slash=yes"
+    "vim_cv_memmove_handles_overlap=yes"
   ]
     ++ lib.optional (guiSupport == "gtk2" || guiSupport == "gtk3") "--enable-gui=${guiSupport}"
   ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/default.nix
index 2cda81c2588a..d8167f609879 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/default.nix
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "vim_cv_tty_mode=0660"
     "vim_cv_getcwd_broken=no"
     "vim_cv_stat_ignores_slash=yes"
-    "ac_cv_sizeof_int=4"
-    "vim_cv_memmove_handles_overlap=yes"
     "vim_cv_memmove_handles_overlap=yes"
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
index 5b235188c06a..3d36edb32325 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/vim-plugins/build-vim-plugin.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ rec {
       # dont move the doc folder since vim expects it
       forceShare= [ "man" "info" ];
 
-      nativeBuildInputs = attrs.nativeBuildInputs or [] ++ [ vimGenDocHook ];
+      nativeBuildInputs = attrs.nativeBuildInputs or []
+      ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform) vimGenDocHook;
       inherit unpackPhase configurePhase buildPhase addonInfo preInstall postInstall;
 
       installPhase = ''