diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/youtube-music/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/youtube-music/default.nix
index fc135c199bd1..cfb97b549a06 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/youtube-music/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/youtube-music/default.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       aarch64-linux = "sha256-6nXemaGiQjp2stjjKItPJ62VcH5Q5pRf63qKtl2haXI=";
       x86_64-darwin = "sha256-jSMAw+AMD63vqPckZjblw4EDngA4E8h0WlsZu3hUShY=";
       aarch64-darwin = "sha256-zujXURpIcw7IOw63AW167h6cywYXydhHZMzA2apGZAs=";
-    }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported platform");
+    }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.system}");
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs =
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/chenglou92.rescript-vscode/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/chenglou92.rescript-vscode/default.nix
index 8bb4a5f5ce1a..b6273ff3a584 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/chenglou92.rescript-vscode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/chenglou92.rescript-vscode/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ let
   arch =
     if stdenv.isLinux then "linux"
     else if stdenv.isDarwin then "darwin"
-    else throw "Unsupported platform";
+    else throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.system}";
   analysisDir = "server/analysis_binaries/${arch}";
 in
 vscode-utils.buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension rec {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signald/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signald/default.nix
index 4bd465ce033d..f99954d39467 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signald/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/signald/default.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ let
     outputHash = {
       x86_64-linux = "sha256-9DHykkvazVBN2kfw1Pbejizk/R18v5w8lRBHZ4aXL5Q=";
       aarch64-linux = "sha256-RgAiRbUojBc+9RN/HpAzzpTjkjZ6q+jebDsqvah5XBw=";
-    }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported platform");
+    }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.system}");
   };
 
 in stdenv.mkDerivation {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ki/kiwitalk/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ki/kiwitalk/package.nix
index 6acc0664a958..2a581feb2684 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ki/kiwitalk/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ki/kiwitalk/package.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       i686-linux = "sha256-/Q7VZahYhLdKVFB25CanROYxD2etQOcRg+4bXZUMqTc=";
       x86_64-darwin = "sha256-9biFAbFD7Bva7KPKztgCvcaoX8E6AlJBKkjlDQdP6Zw=";
       aarch64-darwin = "sha256-to5Y0R9tm9b7jUQAK3eBylLhpu+w5oDd63FbBCBAvd8=";
-    }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported platform");
+    }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.system}");
   };
 
   cargoDeps = rustPlatform.importCargoLock {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/unixODBCDrivers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/unixODBCDrivers/default.nix
index e692d58a7c86..d1b52fc5694c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/unixODBCDrivers/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/unixODBCDrivers/default.nix
@@ -221,13 +221,13 @@
         aarch64-linux = "https://packages.microsoft.com/debian/11/prod/pool/main/m/${finalAttrs.pname}/${finalAttrs.pname}_${finalAttrs.version}_arm64.deb";
         x86_64-darwin = "https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/4/0/64006503-51e3-44f0-a6cd-a9b757d0d61b/${finalAttrs.pname}-${finalAttrs.version}-amd64.tar.gz";
         aarch64-darwin = "https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/4/0/64006503-51e3-44f0-a6cd-a9b757d0d61b/${finalAttrs.pname}-${finalAttrs.version}-arm64.tar.gz";
-      }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported platform");
+      }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.system}");
       hash = {
         x86_64-linux = "sha256:1f0rmh1aynf1sqmjclbsyh2wz5jby0fixrwz71zp6impxpwvil52";
         aarch64-linux = "sha256:0zphnbvkqdbkcv6lvv63p7pyl68h5bs2dy6vv44wm6bi89svms4a";
         x86_64-darwin = "sha256:1fn80byn1yihflznxcm9cpj42mpllnz54apnk9n46vzm2ng2lj6d";
         aarch64-darwin = "sha256:116xl8r2apr5b48jnq6myj9fwqs88yccw5176yfyzh4534fznj5x";
-      }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported platform");
+      }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.system}");
     };
 
     nativeBuildInputs =
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/home-assistant-chip-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/home-assistant-chip-core/default.nix
index 66a232d86577..88ec84d88359 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/home-assistant-chip-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/home-assistant-chip-core/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
         name = "x86_64";
         hash = "sha256-/+gegUMd2n7MpJvdilS5VWefXc0tuRcLrXBBXSH35b0=";
       };
-    }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported system");
+    }.${stdenv.system} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.system}");
   in fetchPypi {
     pname = "home_assistant_chip_core";
     inherit version format;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/azure-static-sites-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/azure-static-sites-client/default.nix
index 441496ed4352..08e56de7335b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/azure-static-sites-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/azure-static-sites-client/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "StaticSitesClient-${versionFlavor}";
   version = flavor.buildId;
 
-  src = sources.${stdenv.hostPlatform.system} or (throw "Unsupported platform");
+  src = sources.${stdenv.hostPlatform.system} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}");
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoPatchelfHook
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/grafana/plugins/grafana-plugin.nix b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/grafana/plugins/grafana-plugin.nix
index 09fed144e57a..57af5d265452 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/monitoring/grafana/plugins/grafana-plugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/monitoring/grafana/plugins/grafana-plugin.nix
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ let plat = stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.system; in stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation ({
   src = if lib.isAttrs zipHash then
     fetchurl {
       name = "${pname}-${version}-${plat}.zip";
-      hash = zipHash.${plat} or (throw "unsupported system");
+      hash = zipHash.${plat} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${plat}");
       url = "https://grafana.com/api/plugins/${pname}/versions/${version}/download" + {
         x86_64-linux = "?os=linux&arch=amd64";
         aarch64-linux = "?os=linux&arch=arm64";
         x86_64-darwin = "?os=darwin&arch=amd64";
         aarch64-darwin = "?os=darwin&arch=arm64";
-      }.${plat} or (throw "unknown system");
+      }.${plat} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${plat}");
     }
   else
     fetchurl {
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/archi/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/archi/default.nix
index cbd22971dfcc..e5850f8871e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/archi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/archi/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       url = "https://www.archimatetool.com/downloads/archi_5.php?/${version}/Archi-Mac-Silicon-${version}.dmg";
       hash = "sha256-Jg+tl902OWSm4GHxF7QXbRU5nxX4/5q6LTGubHWQ08E=";
     };
-  }.${stdenv.hostPlatform.system} or (throw "Unsupported system");
+  }.${stdenv.hostPlatform.system} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}");
 
   buildInputs = [
     libsecret
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/enpass/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/enpass/default.nix
index cd5a3bc4618f..d95ba0baa9be 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/enpass/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/enpass/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ let
     x86_64-linux = "amd64";
   };
 
-  data = all_data.${system_map.${stdenv.hostPlatform.system} or (throw "Unsupported platform")};
+  data = all_data.${system_map.${stdenv.hostPlatform.system} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}")};
 
   baseUrl = "https://apt.enpass.io";