diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/4/eggDerivation.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/4/eggDerivation.nix
index 10cf91579a40..96b3612b34ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/4/eggDerivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/4/eggDerivation.nix
@@ -42,4 +42,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';
-} // (builtins.removeAttrs args ["name" "buildInputs"]) // override)
+
+  meta = {
+    inherit (chicken.meta) platforms;
+  } // args.meta or {};
+} // (builtins.removeAttrs args ["name" "buildInputs" "meta"]) // override)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/eggDerivation.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/eggDerivation.nix
index a6d19eaeb137..d1c8fc9e4736 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/eggDerivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/chicken/5/eggDerivation.nix
@@ -39,4 +39,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';
-} // (builtins.removeAttrs args ["name" "buildInputs"]) // override)
+
+  meta = {
+    inherit (chicken.meta) platforms;
+  } // args.meta or {};
+} // (builtins.removeAttrs args ["name" "buildInputs" "meta"]) // override)