diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/visidata/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/visidata/default.nix
index 4790d433647e..7cb59e2c8c2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/visidata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/visidata/default.nix
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   ];
 
   # check phase uses the output bin, which is not possible when cross-compiling
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   checkPhase = ''
     runHook preCheck
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kaniko/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kaniko/default.nix
index 2d9136484e22..24779b603511 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kaniko/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kaniko/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   doCheck = false; # requires docker, container-diff (unpackaged yet)
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     for shell in bash fish zsh; do
       $out/bin/executor completion $shell > executor.$shell
       installShellCompletion executor.$shell
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeshark/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeshark/default.nix
index 27eb93f11824..e8156c872c2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeshark/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubeshark/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
   doCheck = true;
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd kubeshark \
       --bash <($out/bin/kubeshark completion bash) \
       --fish <($out/bin/kubeshark completion fish) \
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubevela/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubevela/default.nix
index 75e68b3c1944..b61535492b1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubevela/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kubevela/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd vela \
       --bash <($out/bin/vela completion bash) \
       --zsh <($out/bin/vela completion zsh)
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
index c2c8f98251b6..e999c27cfb09 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ let
         --prefix GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0 : "$GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0"
     '';
 
-    doInstallCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+    doInstallCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
     # In particular, this detects missing python imports in some of the tools.
     postFixup = let
       # TODO: python is a script, so it doesn't work as interpreter on darwin
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/utox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/utox/default.nix
index 706904a8dd2c..259735919cd5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/utox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/utox/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DENABLE_TESTS=${if doCheck then "ON" else "OFF"}"
   ];
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
   nativeCheckInputs = [ check ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/kmymoney/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/kmymoney/default.nix
index a910d76b29c9..86547c638dfa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/kmymoney/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/kmymoney/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       "kmymoney/plugins/woob/interface/kmymoneywoob.py"
   '';
 
-  doInstallCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  doInstallCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
   nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ xvfb-run ];
   installCheckPhase =
     lib.optionalString doInstallCheck ''
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix
index 9443c1e9cdea..a00cc8e78cc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   configureFlags =
     lib.optional (!withInternalSqlite) "--disable-internal-sqlite"
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ei/eiwd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ei/eiwd/package.nix
index c2d54101db63..281837fd4bd4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ei/eiwd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ei/eiwd/package.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   # override this to false if you don't want to build python3
-  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   # prevent the `install-data-local` Makefile rule from running;
   # all it does is attempt to `mkdir` the `localstatedir`.
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gl/glab/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glab/package.nix
index c0a321858f0e..444f916bb7be 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gl/glab/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gl/glab/package.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildGo123Module rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     make manpage
     installManPage share/man/man1/*
     installShellCompletion --cmd glab \
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mangal/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mangal/package.nix
index c1d7c1540508..332c1d33ec25 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mangal/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mangal/package.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     # Mangal creates a config file in the folder ~/.config/mangal and fails if not possible
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
     installShellCompletion --cmd mangal \
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mt/mtdutils/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mt/mtdutils/package.nix
index 15359970cfca..3347739d81c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mt/mtdutils/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mt/mtdutils/package.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = [ "AR:=$(AR)" ];
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   outputs = [
     "out"
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ve/velero/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ve/velero/package.nix
index 65934fb56b8c..357c68d3c8c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ve/velero/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ve/velero/package.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     $out/bin/velero completion bash > velero.bash
     $out/bin/velero completion zsh > velero.zsh
     installShellCompletion velero.{bash,zsh}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ze/zerotierone/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ze/zerotierone/package.nix
index 728ec4ee3c37..3252cce49d60 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ze/zerotierone/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ze/zerotierone/package.nix
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildFlags = [ "all" "selftest" ];
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
   checkPhase = ''
     runHook preCheck
     ./zerotier-selftest
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/bencodetools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/bencodetools/default.nix
index 7a826efa7ef7..b6a9ab68dda0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/bencodetools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/bencodetools/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   # installCheck instead of check due to -install_name'd library on Darwin
-  doInstallCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doInstallCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
   installCheckTarget = "check";
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
index b0ccaeeb45fb..28a08cb0d2f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ];
   };
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   # Fails with SIGABRT otherwise FIXME: Why?
   checkPhase = let
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/flatbuffers/23.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/flatbuffers/23.nix
index 5263694b0562..4e30c3dd37b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/flatbuffers/23.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/flatbuffers/23.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DFLATBUFFERS_OSX_BUILD_UNIVERSAL=OFF"
   ];
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
   checkTarget = "test";
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/flatbuffers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/flatbuffers/default.nix
index 00bb9cc8d187..58ea13a50b92 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/flatbuffers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/flatbuffers/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DFLATBUFFERS_OSX_BUILD_UNIVERSAL=OFF"
   ];
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
   checkTarget = "test";
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip-ng/default.nix
index b15997cb436b..ffc6665af42a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/minizip-ng/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     fi
   '';
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
   nativeCheckInputs = [ gtest ];
   enableParallelChecking = false;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/nlohmann_json/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/nlohmann_json/default.nix
index 339db2bb0879..d690cc45b2f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/nlohmann_json/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/nlohmann_json/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-DJSON_MultipleHeaders=ON"
   ] ++ lib.optional finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck "-DJSON_TestDataDirectory=${testData}";
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   # skip tests that require git or modify “installed files”
   preCheck = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tpm2-tss/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tpm2-tss/default.nix
index 79abe0f827b8..c1f3aeb7a34a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tpm2-tss/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tpm2-tss/default.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   doCheck = false;
-  doInstallCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doInstallCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
   # Since we rewrote the load path in the dynamic loader for the TCTI
   # The various tcti implementation should be placed in their target directory
   # before we could run tests, so we make turn checkPhase into installCheckPhase
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/uriparser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/uriparser/default.nix
index dd93f49f5946..370a1dfe4ea9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/uriparser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/uriparser/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optional (!doCheck) "-DURIPARSER_BUILD_TESTS=OFF";
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ gtest ];
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/uriparser/uriparser/blob/uriparser-${version}/ChangeLog";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/k6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/k6/default.nix
index 291c28c0bf25..48ea4c103f31 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/k6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/k6/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     $out/bin/k6 version | grep ${version} > /dev/null
   '';
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd k6 \
       --bash <($out/bin/k6 completion bash) \
       --fish <($out/bin/k6 completion fish) \