diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix
index 16b35e9aa3e2..bbe867926927 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/generic.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   kernelPatches ? []
 , ignoreConfigErrors ? stdenv.platform.name != "pc"
 , extraMeta ? {}
+, hostPlatform
 , ...
 }:
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ let
     arch = stdenv.platform.kernelArch;
 
     crossAttrs = let
-        cp = stdenv.cross.platform;
+        cp = hostPlatform.platform;
       in {
         arch = cp.kernelArch;
         platformName = cp.name;
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ let
     };
 
   config = configWithPlatform stdenv.platform;
-  configCross = configWithPlatform stdenv.cross.platform;
+  configCross = configWithPlatform hostPlatform.platform;
 
   nativeDrv = lib.addPassthru kernel.nativeDrv passthru;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.10.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.10.nix
index 8ab879f7b00e..9587ba356ff5 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.10.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.10.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
+{ stdenv, hostPlatform, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
 
 import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   version = "3.10.105";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.11.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.11.nix
index f74b8f62120d..3019c6fcb964 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.11.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.11.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
+{ stdenv, hostPlatform, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
 
 import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   version = "4.11.7";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.4.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.4.nix
index 5328bb9a0432..4f272c2e43ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.4.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
+{ stdenv, hostPlatform, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
 
 import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   version = "4.4.73";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.9.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.9.nix
index 38d63a22f70d..a45ba31c0a93 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.9.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.9.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
+{ stdenv, hostPlatform, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
 
 import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   version = "4.9.34";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-chromiumos-3.18.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-chromiumos-3.18.nix
index b80c9acd659e..e27b2afb200e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-chromiumos-3.18.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-chromiumos-3.18.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchgit, perl, buildLinux, ncurses, ... } @ args:
+{ stdenv, hostPlatform, fetchgit, perl, buildLinux, ncurses, ... } @ args:
 
 # ChromiumOS requires a 64bit build host
 assert stdenv.is64bit;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-hardened-copperhead.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-hardened-copperhead.nix
index 36a019215124..7f4a89dc51e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-hardened-copperhead.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-hardened-copperhead.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
+{ stdenv, hostPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
 
 let
   version = "4.11.7";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-mptcp.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-mptcp.nix
index 3d244b794e94..7e6110bf4a39 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-mptcp.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-mptcp.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
+{ stdenv, hostPlatform, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
 
 import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   mptcpVersion = "0.91.3";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix
index 9bc6feb3de22..0e7f332e6177 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
+{ stdenv, hostPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
 
 let
   modDirVersion = "4.9.24";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-testing.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-testing.nix
index 6bde598c47ab..45c6a5bf0e88 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-testing.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-testing.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
+{ stdenv, hostPlatform, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
 
 import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   version = "4.12-rc6";