diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
index 0971091d8a1..4c3e00150ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ];
+
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-gcc-arch=generic" # no detection of -march= or -mtune=
     "--enable-pax_emutramp"