diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index fac0a419bfd1..af5bd2220d47 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
   # Won't find it's header files without help.
   sfml-audio = appendConfigureFlag super.sfml-audio "--extra-include-dirs=${pkgs.openal}/include/AL";
 
+  cachix = enableSeparateBinOutput super.cachix;
+
   hzk = overrideCabal super.hzk (drv: {
     preConfigure = "sed -i -e /include-dirs/d hzk.cabal";
     configureFlags =  "--extra-include-dirs=${pkgs.zookeeper_mt}/include/zookeeper";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/cachix/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/cachix/default.nix
index 895d6e4bec62..a127fb137f67 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/cachix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/cachix/default.nix
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 { haskellPackages, haskell }:
 
-haskell.lib.justStaticExecutables haskellPackages.cachix
+(haskell.lib.doDistribute haskellPackages.cachix).bin
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 28665941d61a..d8c3459e9874 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9601,11 +9601,7 @@ in
 
   c-blosc = callPackage ../development/libraries/c-blosc { };
 
-  cachix = (callPackage ../development/tools/cachix { }).overrideAttrs (drv: {
-    meta = drv.meta // {
-      hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
-    };
-  });
+  cachix = callPackage ../development/tools/cachix { };
 
   capnproto = callPackage ../development/libraries/capnproto { };