diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
index 3e502cde08b..c7fba94c0b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
@@ -199,6 +199,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
     description = "PC emulator";
     homepage = http://www.virtualbox.org/;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.sander ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" "i686-linux" ];
   };
 }