diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
index e6dcf83e3f3e..0840fd079e7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ let
       # Allow building against system libraries in official builds
       sed -i 's/OFFICIAL_BUILD/GOOGLE_CHROME_BUILD/' tools/generate_shim_headers/generate_shim_headers.py
 
-    '' + lib.optionalString stdenv.isAarch64 ''
+    '' + lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) ''
       substituteInPlace build/toolchain/linux/BUILD.gn \
         --replace 'toolprefix = "aarch64-linux-gnu-"' 'toolprefix = ""'
     '' + lib.optionalString ungoogled ''