1 files changed, 9 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
index 93c5a21d9d5a..575692ca0126 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/cross/default.nix
@@ -8,24 +8,22 @@ rec {
   };
   vanillaStdenv = (import ../. (args // argClobber // {
     allPackages = args: allPackages (argClobber // args);
-  })).stdenv;
+  })).stdenv // {
+    # Needed elsewhere as a hacky way to pass the target
+    cross = crossSystem;
+  };
 
-  # Yeah this isn't so cleanly just build-time packages yet. Notice the
-  # buildPackages <-> stdenvCross cycle. Yup, it's very weird.
-  #
-  # This works because the derivation used to build `stdenvCross` are in
-  # fact using `forceNativeDrv` to use the `nativeDrv` attribute of the resulting
-  # derivation built with `vanillaStdenv` (second argument of `makeStdenvCross`).
-  #
-  # Eventually, `forceNativeDrv` should be removed and the cycle broken.
+  # For now, this is just used to build the native stdenv. Eventually, it should
+  # be used to build compilers and other such tools targeting the cross
+  # platform. Then, `forceNativeDrv` can be removed.
   buildPackages = allPackages {
     # It's OK to change the built-time dependencies
     allowCustomOverrides = true;
-    bootStdenv = stdenvCross;
+    bootStdenv = vanillaStdenv;
     inherit system platform crossSystem config;
   };
 
   stdenvCross = buildPackages.makeStdenvCross
-    vanillaStdenv crossSystem
+    buildPackages.stdenv crossSystem
     buildPackages.binutilsCross buildPackages.gccCrossStageFinal;
 }