diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/embree/2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/embree/2.x.nix
index 12d4e2a87cc..45f42365919 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/embree/2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/embree/2.x.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     homepage = "https://embree.github.io/";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hodapp ];
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/embree/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/embree/default.nix
index 5cab69db676..552859cd4a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/embree/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/embree/default.nix
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hodapp gebner ];
     license = licenses.asl20;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    badPlatforms = [ "aarch64-linux" ];
   };
 }