diff --git a/lib/systems/default.nix b/lib/systems/default.nix
index c929781dd8ff9..09884d4068239 100644
--- a/lib/systems/default.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/default.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ rec {
          # uname -r
          release = null;
       };
+      isStatic = final.isWasm || final.isRedox;
 
       kernelArch =
         if final.isAarch32 then "arm"
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix b/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
index 9e07d2bf06146..58b0300cc79ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ let
       crossOverlays = [ (import ./static.nix) ];
     } // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux {
       crossSystem = {
+        isStatic = true;
         parsed = stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed // {
           abi = {
             gnu = lib.systems.parse.abis.musl;