diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/flex/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/flex/default.nix
index 6721ac53862a..fb1b9a601ac3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/flex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/flex/default.nix
@@ -22,22 +22,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "15g9bv236nzi665p9ggqjlfn4dwck5835vf0bbw2cz7h5c1swyp8";
   };
 
-  # Also upstream, will be part of 2.6.5
-  # https://github.com/westes/flex/commit/24fd0551333e
   patches = [
     (fetchurl {
+      # Also upstream, will be part of 2.6.5
+      # https://github.com/westes/flex/commit/24fd0551333e
       name = "glibc-2.26.patch";
       url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lede-project/source/0fb14a2b1ab2f82ce63f4437b062229d73d90516/tools/flex/patches/200-build-AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS-in-configure.ac.patch";
       sha256 = "0mpp41zdg17gx30kcpj83jl8hssks3adbks0qzbhcz882b9c083r";
     })
-  ]
-  ++ (lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     (fetchurl {
       name = "gcc-15.patch";
       url = "https://github.com/westes/flex/commit/bf254c75b1e0d2641ebbd7fc85fb183f36a62ea7.patch";
       hash = "sha256-Bnv23M2K1Qf7pEaEz0ueSNzTCdjMTDiMm+H7JaxUISs=";
     })
-  ]);
+  ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs tests