diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
index ad836ac732d1..087df1a71511 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ let
     # (it just execs dbus-launch in dbus.tools), contrary to what the configure script demands.
     NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-DDBUS_ENABLE_X11_AUTOLAUNCH=1";
     buildInputs = [ systemdOrEmpty ];
+    meta.platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; allBut darwin;
   };
 
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus/default.nix
index bc386e7e5ac2..5bcdc54583db 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus/default.nix
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ if isPyPy then throw "dbus-python not supported for interpreter ${python.executa
   meta = {
     description = "Python DBus bindings";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+    platforms = dbus.meta.platforms;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
index 6960c84ba5e3..7efd2ead2f8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/default.nix
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ let
              || system == "x86_64-darwin"
              || system == "x86_64-freebsd"
              || system == "x86_64-openbsd"
-             || system == "x86_64-solaris";
+             || system == "x86_64-solaris"
+             || system == "mips64el-linux";
       isMips = system == "mips-linux"
             || system == "mips64el-linux";
       isArm = system == "armv5tel-linux"