diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix
index 5a39ef915000..56d89f67c64a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
   # symbolic name and `patch' is the actual patch.  The patch may
   # optionally be compressed with gzip or bzip2.
   kernelPatches ? []
-, ignoreConfigErrors ? stdenv.hostPlatform.linux-kernel.name != "pc" ||
-                       stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform
+, ignoreConfigErrors ? stdenv.hostPlatform.linux-kernel.name != "pc"
 , extraMeta ? {}
 
 , isZen      ? false