diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
index a8c44d52fc5c..dae72f79852a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
@@ -361,7 +361,11 @@ lib.makeScope
           gnutar = gnutar-latest;
         };
 
-        inherit (callPackage ./utils.nix { }) derivationWithMeta writeTextFile writeText;
+        inherit (callPackage ./utils.nix { inherit hostPlatform; })
+          derivationWithMeta
+          writeTextFile
+          writeText
+          ;
         test = kaem.runCommand "minimal-bootstrap-test" { } (
           ''
             echo ${bash.tests.get-version}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/utils.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/utils.nix
index 180d55a91494..96e983f537f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/utils.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/utils.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
   kaem,
   mescc-tools-extra,
   checkMeta,
+  hostPlatform,
 }:
+let
+  assertValidity = checkMeta.assertValidity hostPlatform;
+  commonMeta = checkMeta.commonMeta hostPlatform;
+in
 rec {
   maybeContentAddressed = lib.optionalAttrs config.contentAddressedByDefault {
     __contentAddressed = true;
@@ -18,8 +23,8 @@ rec {
     attrs:
     let
       passthru = attrs.passthru or { };
-      validity = checkMeta.assertValidity { inherit meta attrs; };
-      meta = checkMeta.commonMeta { inherit validity attrs; };
+      validity = assertValidity { inherit meta attrs; };
+      meta = commonMeta { inherit validity attrs; };
       baseDrv = derivation (
         {
           inherit (buildPlatform) system;
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta-test.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta-test.nix
index bbd24acf8614..336c6bd5a78e 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta-test.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta-test.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ let
       checkMeta = testPkgs.callPackage ./check-meta.nix { };
       tryEval = expression: builtins.tryEval (builtins.deepSeq expression expression);
       actual = tryEval (
-        checkMeta.assertValidity {
+        checkMeta.assertValidity pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform {
           meta = pkg.meta;
           attrs = pkg;
         }
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
index ac5ff3c0a6f1..70c009c3e83a 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 {
   lib,
   config,
-  hostPlatform,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -122,6 +121,7 @@ let
 
   # Logical inversion of meta.availableOn for hostPlatform
   hasUnsupportedPlatform =
+    hostPlatform:
     let
       inherit (hostPlatform) system;
       # in almost all cases, meta.platforms is a simple list of strings, and we
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ let
   # !!! reason strings are hardcoded into OfBorg, make sure to keep them in sync
   # Along with a boolean flag for each reason
   checkValidity =
+    hostPlatform:
+    let
+      hasUnsupportedPlatform' = hasUnsupportedPlatform hostPlatform;
+    in
     attrs:
     if !attrs ? meta then
       null
@@ -458,7 +462,7 @@ let
         msg = "contains elements not built from source (‘${showSourceType attrs.meta.sourceProvenance}’)";
         remediation = remediate_allowlist "NonSource" (remediate_predicate "allowNonSourcePredicate" attrs);
       }
-    else if hasUnsupportedPlatform attrs && !allowUnsupportedSystem then
+    else if hasUnsupportedPlatform' attrs && !allowUnsupportedSystem then
       let
         toPretty' = toPretty {
           allowPrettyValues = true;
@@ -518,9 +522,13 @@ let
   # passed to the builder and is not a dependency.  But since we
   # include it in the result, it *is* available to nix-env for queries.
   # Example:
-  #   meta = checkMeta.commonMeta { inherit validity attrs pos references; };
-  #   validity = checkMeta.assertValidity { inherit meta attrs; };
+  #   meta = checkMeta.commonMeta hostPlatform { inherit validity attrs pos references; };
+  #   validity = checkMeta.assertValidity hostPlatform { inherit meta attrs; };
   commonMeta =
+    hostPlatform:
+    let
+      hasUnsupportedPlatform' = hasUnsupportedPlatform hostPlatform;
+    in
     {
       validity,
       attrs,
@@ -659,7 +667,7 @@ let
       # Expose the result of the checks for everyone to see.
       unfree = hasUnfreeLicense attrs;
       broken = isMarkedBroken attrs;
-      unsupported = hasUnsupportedPlatform attrs;
+      unsupported = hasUnsupportedPlatform' attrs;
       insecure = isMarkedInsecure attrs;
 
       available =
@@ -705,9 +713,13 @@ let
     builtins.seq (foldl' giveWarning null warnings) withError;
 
   assertValidity =
+    hostPlatform:
+    let
+      checkValidity' = checkValidity hostPlatform;
+    in
     { meta, attrs }:
     let
-      invalid = checkValidity attrs;
+      invalid = checkValidity' attrs;
       problems = checkProblems attrs;
     in
     if isNull invalid then
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
index 85802f86160c..89d413931c1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ let
   structuredAttrsByDefault = config.structuredAttrsByDefault or false;
   inherit (config) enableParallelBuildingByDefault contentAddressedByDefault;
   userHook = config.stdenv.userHook or null;
+  checkMeta = import ./check-meta.nix {
+    inherit lib config;
+  };
 in
 stdenv:
 
@@ -196,6 +199,11 @@ let
   inherit (import ../../build-support/lib/cmake.nix { inherit lib stdenv; }) makeCMakeFlags;
   inherit (import ../../build-support/lib/meson.nix { inherit lib stdenv; }) makeMesonFlags;
 
+  # Nix itself uses the `system` field of a derivation to decide where
+  # to build it. This is a bit confusing for cross compilation.
+  commonMeta = checkMeta.commonMeta hostPlatform;
+  assertValidity = checkMeta.assertValidity hostPlatform;
+
   /**
     This function creates a derivation, and returns it in the form of a [package attribute set](https://nix.dev/manual/nix/latest/glossary#package-attribute-set)
     that refers to the derivation's outputs.
@@ -216,13 +224,6 @@ let
   */
   mkDerivation = fnOrAttrs: makeDerivationExtensible (toFunction fnOrAttrs);
 
-  checkMeta = import ./check-meta.nix {
-    inherit lib config;
-    # Nix itself uses the `system` field of a derivation to decide where
-    # to build it. This is a bit confusing for cross compilation.
-    inherit (stdenv) hostPlatform;
-  };
-
   # Based off lib.makeExtensible, with modifications:
   makeDerivationExtensible =
     rattrs:
@@ -971,7 +972,7 @@ let
         }
       );
 
-      meta = checkMeta.commonMeta {
+      meta = commonMeta {
         inherit validity attrs pos;
         references =
           attrs.nativeBuildInputs or [ ]
@@ -979,7 +980,7 @@ let
           ++ attrs.propagatedNativeBuildInputs or [ ]
           ++ attrs.propagatedBuildInputs or [ ];
       };
-      validity = checkMeta.assertValidity { inherit meta attrs; };
+      validity = assertValidity { inherit meta attrs; };
 
       checkedEnv =
         let
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/stage0.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/stage0.nix
index 53e5605d65ef..9fa4bb162efd 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/stage0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/stage0.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if minbootSupported then
           system = localSystem;
           inherit (config) rewriteURL;
         };
-        checkMeta = callPackage ../generic/check-meta.nix { hostPlatform = localSystem; };
+        checkMeta = callPackage ../generic/check-meta.nix { };
       }
     );
     compilerPackage =
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2f9e52e654f5..2723b93b644a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8424,7 +8424,7 @@ with pkgs;
         inherit (stdenv.buildPlatform) system;
         inherit (config) rewriteURL;
       };
-      checkMeta = callPackage ../stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix { inherit (stdenv) hostPlatform; };
+      checkMeta = callPackage ../stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix { };
     }
   );
   minimal-bootstrap-sources =