diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix
index 5c7abe12923..6b2718f5e69 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
   configurePlatforms =
     # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
-    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    if buildPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
     then []
     else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index e2e01895c26..0105a159877 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
   configurePlatforms =
     # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
-    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    if buildPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
     then []
     else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
index 0a7bd4e0f8c..1b1492686d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
   configurePlatforms =
     # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
-    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    if buildPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
     then []
     else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
index 3128bc3b673..0636ce7381a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
   configurePlatforms =
     # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
-    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    if buildPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
     then []
     else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
index 96d88d3085b..2614e96e1b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
   configurePlatforms =
     # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
-    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    if buildPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
     then []
     else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
index 74ec6ee26a1..9ce3808b73f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
   configurePlatforms =
     # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
-    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    if buildPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
     then []
     else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
index 0e126be553e..c1306d374d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
   configurePlatforms =
     # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
-    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    if buildPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
     then []
     else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index 9cf0e1236e0..05d0d21a179 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always targetPrefix.
   configurePlatforms =
     # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
-    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    if buildPlatform == hostPlatform && hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
     then []
     else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";