diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 950eb2b5c4d1..f67d2724bce8 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -80,8 +80,17 @@
 
       checks = forAllSystems (system: {
         tarball = jobs.${system}.tarball;
-        # Exclude power64 due to "libressl is not available on the requested hostPlatform" with hostPlatform being power64
-      } // lib.optionalAttrs (self.legacyPackages.${system}.stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && !self.legacyPackages.${system}.targetPlatform.isPower64) {
+      } // lib.optionalAttrs
+        (
+          self.legacyPackages.${system}.stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux
+          # Exclude power64 due to "libressl is not available on the requested hostPlatform" with hostPlatform being power64
+          && !self.legacyPackages.${system}.targetPlatform.isPower64
+          # Exclude armv6l-linux due to "cannot bootstrap GHC on this platform ('armv6l-linux' with libc 'defaultLibc')"
+          && system != "armv6l-linux"
+          # Exclude riscv64-linux due to "cannot bootstrap GHC on this platform ('riscv64-linux' with libc 'defaultLibc')"
+          && system != "riscv64-linux"
+        )
+      {
         # Test that ensures that the nixosSystem function can accept a lib argument
         # Note: prefer not to extend or modify `lib`, especially if you want to share reusable modules
         #       alternatives include: `import` a file, or put a custom library in an option or in `_module.args.<libname>`