diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhugetlbfs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhugetlbfs/default.nix
index ff83b1835b50..0f7859be9dbb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhugetlbfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhugetlbfs/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "EXEDIR=$(bin)/bin"
     "DOCDIR=$(doc)/share/doc/libhugetlbfs"
     "MANDIR=$(man)/share/man"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform.system != stdenv.hostPlatform.system) [
+    # The ARCH logic defaults to querying `uname`, which will return build platform arch
+    "ARCH=${stdenv.hostPlatform.uname.processor}"
   ];
 
   # Default target builds tests as well, and the tests want a static