diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix b/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
index 52f87f267a295..ec72ee2479567 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/stage.nix
@@ -187,7 +187,13 @@ let
     });
     # This is always cross.
     mkCrossPkgs = name: crossAttrs: mkPkgs name (prevArgs: {
-      crossSystem = (lib.systems.systemToAttrs (lib.defaultTo prevArgs.localSystem prevArgs.crossSystem or null)) // crossAttrs;
+      crossSystem =
+        (lib.systems.systemToAttrs (lib.defaultTo prevArgs.localSystem prevArgs.crossSystem or null)) // crossAttrs;
+    });
+    # This is only cross when we are already cross, otherwise local.
+    mkHybridPkgs = name: hybridAttrs: mkPkgs name (prevArgs: {
+      ${if prevArgs ? crossSystem then "crossSystem" else "localSystem"} =
+        (lib.systems.systemToAttrs (lib.defaultTo prevArgs.localSystem prevArgs.crossSystem or null)) // hybridAttrs;
     });
   in self: super: {
     # This maps each entry in lib.systems.examples to its own package
@@ -223,30 +229,24 @@ let
     # All packages built with the Musl libc. This will override the
     # default GNU libc on Linux systems. Non-Linux systems are not
     # supported. 32-bit is also not supported.
-    pkgsMusl = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && stdenv.buildPlatform.is64bit then mkPkgs "pkgsMusl" (prevArgs: {
-      ${if prevArgs ? crossSystem then "crossSystem" else "localSystem"} = (lib.systems.systemToAttrs (lib.defaultTo prevArgs.localSystem prevArgs.crossSystem or null)) // {
-        config = lib.systems.parse.tripleFromSystem (makeMuslParsedPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed);
-      };
-    }) else throw "Musl libc only supports 64-bit Linux systems.";
+    pkgsMusl = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && stdenv.buildPlatform.is64bit then mkHybridPkgs "pkgsMusl" {
+      config = lib.systems.parse.tripleFromSystem (makeMuslParsedPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed);
+    } else throw "Musl libc only supports 64-bit Linux systems.";
 
     # All packages built for i686 Linux.
     # Used by wine, firefox with debugging version of Flash, ...
-    pkgsi686Linux = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86 then mkPkgs "pkgsi686Linux" (prevArgs: {
-      ${if prevArgs ? crossSystem then "crossSystem" else "localSystem"} = (lib.systems.systemToAttrs (lib.defaultTo prevArgs.localSystem prevArgs.crossSystem or null)) // {
-        config = lib.systems.parse.tripleFromSystem (stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed // {
-          cpu = lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.i686;
-        });
-      };
-    }) else throw "i686 Linux package set can only be used with the x86 family.";
+    pkgsi686Linux = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86 then mkHybridPkgs "pkgsi686Linux" {
+      config = lib.systems.parse.tripleFromSystem (stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed // {
+        cpu = lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.i686;
+      });
+    } else throw "i686 Linux package set can only be used with the x86 family.";
 
     # x86_64-darwin packages for aarch64-darwin users to use with Rosetta for incompatible packages
-    pkgsx86_64Darwin = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then mkPkgs "pkgsx86_64Darwin" (prevArgs: {
-      ${if prevArgs ? crossSystem then "crossSystem" else "localSystem"} = (lib.systems.systemToAttrs (lib.defaultTo prevArgs.localSystem prevArgs.crossSystem or null)) // {
-        config = lib.systems.parse.tripleFromSystem (stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed // {
-          cpu = lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.x86_64;
-        });
-      };
-    }) else throw "x86_64 Darwin package set can only be used on Darwin systems.";
+    pkgsx86_64Darwin = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then mkHybridPkgs "pkgsx86_64Darwin" {
+      config = lib.systems.parse.tripleFromSystem (stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed // {
+        cpu = lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.x86_64;
+      });
+    } else throw "x86_64 Darwin package set can only be used on Darwin systems.";
 
     # If already linux: the same package set unaltered
     # Otherwise, return a linux package set for the current cpu architecture string.
@@ -254,11 +254,9 @@ let
     pkgsLinux =
       if stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux
       then self
-      else mkPkgs "pkgsLinux" (prevArgs: {
-        ${if prevArgs ? crossSystem then "crossSystem" else "localSystem"} = (lib.systems.systemToAttrs (lib.defaultTo prevArgs.localSystem prevArgs.crossSystem or null)) // {
-          config = lib.systems.parse.tripleFromSystem (lib.systems.elaborate "${stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.cpu.name}-linux").parsed;
-        };
-      });
+      else mkHybridPkgs "pkgsLinux" {
+        config = lib.systems.parse.tripleFromSystem (lib.systems.elaborate "${stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.cpu.name}-linux").parsed;
+      };
 
     # Fully static packages.
     # Currently uses Musl on Linux (couldn’t get static glibc to work).