diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lima/bin.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lima/bin.nix
index ca45c58ff219..b0a90987d1d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lima/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lima/bin.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
     chmod +x $out/bin/limactl
     wrapProgram $out/bin/limactl \
       --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ qemu ]}
-
+  '' + lib.optionalString (stdenvNoCC.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform) ''
     # the shell completion only works with a patched $out/bin/limactl and so
     # needs to run after the autoPatchelfHook is executed in postFixup.
     doShellCompletion() {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
         --zsh <($out/bin/limactl completion zsh)
     }
     postFixupHooks+=(doShellCompletion)
-
+  '' + ''
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lima/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lima/default.nix
index 0f9ffb1dbc54..9878b425329b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lima/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/lima/default.nix
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     cp -r _output/* $out
     wrapProgram $out/bin/limactl \
       --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ qemu ]}
+  '' + lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd limactl \
       --bash <($out/bin/limactl completion bash) \
       --fish <($out/bin/limactl completion fish) \
       --zsh <($out/bin/limactl completion zsh)
+  '' + ''
     runHook postInstall
   '';