diff --git a/doc/stdenv/cross-compilation.chapter.md b/doc/stdenv/cross-compilation.chapter.md
index e659e1803807a..9e2dbb592bc47 100644
--- a/doc/stdenv/cross-compilation.chapter.md
+++ b/doc/stdenv/cross-compilation.chapter.md
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
 Add the following to your `mkDerivation` invocation.
 
 ```nix
-doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+doCheck = lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
 ```
 
 #### Package using Meson needs to run binaries for the host platform during build. {#cross-meson-runs-host-code}
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ e.g.
 ```
 nativeBuildInputs = [
   meson
-] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
   mesonEmulatorHook
 ];
 ```
diff --git a/doc/stdenv/meta.chapter.md b/doc/stdenv/meta.chapter.md
index c187f0602a1e1..208940eb23ca5 100644
--- a/doc/stdenv/meta.chapter.md
+++ b/doc/stdenv/meta.chapter.md
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ This means that `broken` can be used to express constraints, for example:
 - Does not cross compile
 
   ```nix
-   meta.broken = !(stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform)
+   meta.broken = !(lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform)
   ```
 
 - Broken if all of a certain set of its dependencies are broken
diff --git a/lib/systems/default.nix b/lib/systems/default.nix
index ada8c66e3618b..e7a299c73e64e 100644
--- a/lib/systems/default.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,100 @@
-{ lib }:
-  let inherit (lib.attrsets) mapAttrs; in
+{ lib
+}:
+let
+ inherit (lib.attrsets) mapAttrs;
+
+ selectEmulator = platform: pkgs:
+   let
+     qemu-user = pkgs.qemu.override {
+       smartcardSupport = false;
+       spiceSupport = false;
+       openGLSupport = false;
+       virglSupport = false;
+       vncSupport = false;
+       gtkSupport = false;
+       sdlSupport = false;
+       pulseSupport = false;
+       pipewireSupport = false;
+       smbdSupport = false;
+       seccompSupport = false;
+       enableDocs = false;
+       hostCpuTargets = [ "${platform.qemuArch}-linux-user" ];
+     };
+     wine = (pkgs.winePackagesFor "wine${toString platform.parsed.cpu.bits}").minimal;
+   in
+     if lib.systems.canExecute pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform platform
+     then "${pkgs.runtimeShell} -c '\"$@\"' --"
+     else if platform.isWindows
+     then "${wine}/bin/wine${lib.optionalString (platform.parsed.cpu.bits == 64) "64"}"
+     else if platform.isLinux && pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && platform.qemuArch != null
+     then "${qemu-user}/bin/qemu-${platform.qemuArch}"
+     else if platform.isWasi
+     then "${pkgs.wasmtime}/bin/wasmtime"
+     else if platform.isMmix
+     then "${pkgs.mmixware}/bin/mmix"
+     else null;
 
-rec {
   doubles = import ./doubles.nix { inherit lib; };
+
   parse = import ./parse.nix { inherit lib; };
+
+  isCompatiblePlaceholder      = _: throw "2022-05-23: isCompatible has been removed in favor of canExecute, refer to the 22.11 changelog for details";
+
+  # These definitions have to be floated out into a `let … in` binding to ensure
+  # that they are the same exact value struct in the evaluating Nix
+  # implementation. Due to a quirk in how equality is implemented, values including
+  # functions are considered equal if they have the same memory location as long as
+  # they are inside a container value and not compared directly. Thus any attribute
+  # set will compare equal to itself even if it contains functions.
+  # By floating the functions out of the attribute set construction we'll ensure
+  # that the functions have the same memory location regardless of what call to
+  # lib.systems.elaborate produced them. This ensures that platform sets will be
+  # equal even if they have been constructed by different calls to lib.systems.elaborate
+  # —as long as their other contents are the same.
+  #
+  # For details see:
+  # - https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/3371
+  # - https://code.tvl.fyi/about/tvix/docs/value-pointer-equality.md
+
+  # uncomment after 24.05 branch-off
+  /*
+  canExecutePlaceholder        = _: throw "2023-06-17: `platform.canExecute` has been removed in favor of `lib.systems.canExecute platform`";
+  emulatorAvailablePlaceholder = _: throw "2023-06-17: `platform.emulatorAvailable` has been removed in favor of `lib.systems.emulatorAvailable platform`";
+  emulatorPlaceholder          = _: throw "2023-06-17: `platform.emulator` has been removed in favor of `lib.systems.emulator platform`";
+  */
+
+  # uncomment after 23.11 branch-off
+  # delete after 24.05 branch-off
+  /*
+  canExecutePlaceholder        = _: lib.warn "2023-06-17: `platform.canExecute` has been removed in favor of `lib.systems.canExecute platform`"
+    self: plat: canExecute self plat;
+  emulatorAvailablePlaceholder = _: lib.warn "2023-06-17: `platform.emulatorAvailable` has been removed in favor of `lib.systems.emulatorAvailabl
+    self: pkgs: emulatorAvailable self pkgs;
+  emulatorPlaceholder          = _: lib.warn "2023-06-17: `platform.emulator` has been removed in favor of `lib.systems.emulator platform`"
+    self: pkgs: emulator self pkgs;
+  */
+
+  # delete out after 23.11 branch-off
+  canExecutePlaceholder        = self: plat: canExecute self plat;
+  emulatorAvailablePlaceholder = self: pkgs: emulatorAvailable self pkgs;
+  emulatorPlaceholder          = self: pkgs: emulator self pkgs;
+
+  canExecute = machinePlatform: binaryPlatform:
+    machinePlatform.isAndroid == binaryPlatform.isAndroid &&
+    parse.isCompatible machinePlatform.parsed.cpu binaryPlatform.parsed.cpu
+    && machinePlatform.parsed.kernel == binaryPlatform.parsed.kernel;
+
+  emulatorAvailable = platform: pkgs: (selectEmulator platform pkgs) != null;
+
+  emulator = platform: pkgs:
+    if (emulatorAvailable platform pkgs)
+    then selectEmulator platform pkgs
+    else throw "Don't know how to run ${platform.config} executables.";
+
+
+in rec {
+  doubles = import ./doubles.nix { inherit lib; };
+  inherit parse;
   inspect = import ./inspect.nix { inherit lib; };
   platforms = import ./platforms.nix { inherit lib; };
   examples = import ./examples.nix { inherit lib; };
@@ -34,6 +125,8 @@ rec {
   */
   flakeExposed = import ./flake-systems.nix { };
 
+  inherit canExecute emulatorAvailable emulator;
+
   # Elaborate a `localSystem` or `crossSystem` so that it contains everything
   # necessary.
   #
@@ -53,12 +146,19 @@ rec {
       # Either of these can be losslessly-extracted from `parsed` iff parsing succeeds.
       system = parse.doubleFromSystem final.parsed;
       config = parse.tripleFromSystem final.parsed;
-      # Determine whether we can execute binaries built for the provided platform.
-      canExecute = platform:
-        final.isAndroid == platform.isAndroid &&
-        parse.isCompatible final.parsed.cpu platform.parsed.cpu
-        && final.parsed.kernel == platform.parsed.kernel;
-      isCompatible = _: throw "2022-05-23: isCompatible has been removed in favor of canExecute, refer to the 22.11 changelog for details";
+
+      # Placeholders for removed functions that inform the user about their replacements
+      #isCompatible      = isCompatiblePlaceholder final;
+
+      # 2023-06-17: `platform.canExecute` is deprecated in favor of `lib.systems.canExecute platform`
+      canExecute        = canExecutePlaceholder final;
+
+      # 2023-06-17: `platform.emulatorAvailable` has been removed in favor of `lib.systems.emulatorAvailable platform`
+      emulatorAvailable = emulatorAvailablePlaceholder final;
+
+      # 2023-06-17: `platform.emulator` has been removed in favor of `lib.systems.emulator platform`
+      emulator          = emulatorPlaceholder final;
+
       # Derived meta-data
       libc =
         /**/ if final.isDarwin              then "libSystem"
@@ -314,47 +414,8 @@ rec {
         if final.isMacOS then "MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET"
         else if final.isiOS then "IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET"
         else null;
-    } // (
-      let
-        selectEmulator = pkgs:
-          let
-            qemu-user = pkgs.qemu.override {
-              smartcardSupport = false;
-              spiceSupport = false;
-              openGLSupport = false;
-              virglSupport = false;
-              vncSupport = false;
-              gtkSupport = false;
-              sdlSupport = false;
-              pulseSupport = false;
-              pipewireSupport = false;
-              smbdSupport = false;
-              seccompSupport = false;
-              enableDocs = false;
-              hostCpuTargets = [ "${final.qemuArch}-linux-user" ];
-            };
-            wine = (pkgs.winePackagesFor "wine${toString final.parsed.cpu.bits}").minimal;
-          in
-          if pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.canExecute final
-          then "${pkgs.runtimeShell} -c '\"$@\"' --"
-          else if final.isWindows
-          then "${wine}/bin/wine${lib.optionalString (final.parsed.cpu.bits == 64) "64"}"
-          else if final.isLinux && pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && final.qemuArch != null
-          then "${qemu-user}/bin/qemu-${final.qemuArch}"
-          else if final.isWasi
-          then "${pkgs.wasmtime}/bin/wasmtime"
-          else if final.isMmix
-          then "${pkgs.mmixware}/bin/mmix"
-          else null;
-      in {
-        emulatorAvailable = pkgs: (selectEmulator pkgs) != null;
-
-        emulator = pkgs:
-          if (final.emulatorAvailable pkgs)
-          then selectEmulator pkgs
-          else throw "Don't know how to run ${final.config} executables.";
-
-    }) // mapAttrs (n: v: v final.parsed) inspect.predicates
+
+    } // mapAttrs (n: v: v final.parsed) inspect.predicates
       // mapAttrs (n: v: v final.gcc.arch or "default") architectures.predicates
       // args;
   in assert final.useAndroidPrebuilt -> final.isAndroid;
diff --git a/lib/tests/systems.nix b/lib/tests/systems.nix
index e142ff307fbd4..949bb0d955a3b 100644
--- a/lib/tests/systems.nix
+++ b/lib/tests/systems.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,33 @@ lib.runTests (
   testunix = mseteq unix (linux ++ darwin ++ freebsd ++ openbsd ++ netbsd ++ illumos ++ cygwin ++ redox);
 })
 
+
+# Uncomment after 23.11
+/*
+# Verify that pointer equality doesn't influence the result of comparing two
+# platform sets that are the same, but have been constructed by independent calls
+# to `lib.systems.elaborate`.
+// builtins.listToAttrs (builtins.map (input: {
+  name = "test_equality_same_argument_${input}";
+  value = {
+    expr = lib.systems.elaborate input == lib.systems.elaborate input;
+    expected = true;
+  };
+}) [ "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" "aarch64-linux" "aarch64-darwin" "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl" "powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu" "riscv64-linux" ])
+
+# Verify that pointer equality doesn't influence the result of comparing two
+# platform sets that are the same, but have been constructed by two different,
+# but effectively equivalent arguments to `lib.systems.elaborate` (in one case
+# we pass the `system` as a string, the other time it is placed in a skeleton
+# platform attribute set).
+// builtins.listToAttrs (builtins.map (system: {
+  name = "test_equality_equivalent_argument_${system}";
+  value = {
+    expr = lib.systems.elaborate system == lib.systems.elaborate { inherit system; };
+    expected = true;
+  };
+}) [ "x86_64-linux" "riscv64-linux" "aarch64-linux" "aarch64-darwin" "x86_64-netbsd" ])
+
 // {
   test_equals_example_x86_64-linux = {
     expr = lib.systems.equals (lib.systems.elaborate "x86_64-linux") (lib.systems.elaborate "x86_64-linux");
@@ -79,6 +106,7 @@ lib.runTests (
     expected = null;
   };
 }
+*/
 
 # Generate test cases to assert that a change in any non-function attribute makes a platform unequal
 // lib.concatMapAttrs (platformAttrName: origValue: {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/binfmt.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/binfmt.nix
index d16152ab9dec5..a755c59546442 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/binfmt.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/binfmt.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ let
          ''
     else interpreter;
 
-  getEmulator = system: (lib.systems.elaborate { inherit system; }).emulator pkgs;
+  getEmulator = system: lib.systems.emulator (lib.systems.elaborate { inherit system; }) pkgs;
   getQemuArch = system: (lib.systems.elaborate { inherit system; }).qemuArch;
 
   # Mapping of systems to “magicOrExtension” and “mask”. Mostly taken from:
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/fire/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/fire/default.nix
index c1ccad191602b..3183923a71db8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/fire/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/fire/default.nix
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # Fails to find fp.h on its own
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin "-isystem ${CoreServices}/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/Current/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Versions/Current/Headers/";
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck = lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Multi-band distortion plugin by Wings";
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix
index c5cc91c1268d1..9962e8c72fad2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs/make-emacs.nix
@@ -407,6 +407,6 @@ mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   };
 
   meta = meta // {
-    broken = withNativeCompilation && !(stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform);
+    broken = withNativeCompilation && !(lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform);
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix
index 389359e0cd079..ce0d1ece6dc79 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Ddocs=disabled" # docs do not seem to be installed
-    (lib.mesonEnable "tests" (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform))
+    (lib.mesonEnable "tests" (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform))
   ];
 
   checkPhase = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/hugo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/hugo/default.nix
index ef9be284b59d6..92e853f85da66 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/hugo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/hugo/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" "-X github.com/gohugoio/hugo/common/hugo.vendorInfo=nixpkgs" ];
 
-  postInstall = let emulator = stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages; in ''
+  postInstall = let emulator = lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages; in ''
     ${emulator} $out/bin/hugo gen man
     installManPage man/*
     installShellCompletion --cmd hugo \
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/raider/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/raider/default.nix
index cf368fbe79dca..2ae24da84eca2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/raider/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/raider/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ninja
     pkg-config
     wrapGAppsHook4
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/stern/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/stern/default.nix
index 02ceac61989a1..3112b8270f751 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/stern/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/stern/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" "-X github.com/stern/stern/cmd.version=${version}" ];
 
   postInstall = let
-    stern = if stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform then "$out" else buildPackages.stern;
+    stern = if lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform then "$out" else buildPackages.stern;
   in
     ''
       for shell in bash zsh; do
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/weave-gitops/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/weave-gitops/default.nix
index 336d840eb58ca..64e0dac4d1544 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/weave-gitops/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/weave-gitops/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd gitops \
       --bash <($out/bin/gitops completion bash 2>/dev/null) \
       --fish <($out/bin/gitops completion fish 2>/dev/null) \
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/default.nix
index b159bd0a996ac..418e3ae6505fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/remote/freerdp/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 , withUnfree ? false
 
 # tries to compile and run generate_argument_docbook.c
-, withManPages ? stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform
+, withManPages ? lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform
 
 , buildPackages
 }:
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rclone/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rclone/default.nix
index 26343f6a76efc..011e7a0f1487f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rclone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/sync/rclone/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   postInstall =
     let
       rcloneBin =
-        if stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform
+        if lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform
         then "$out"
         else lib.getBin buildPackages.rclone;
     in
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/eigenmath/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/eigenmath/default.nix
index 603a3c4f60bf9..564e59b49e1ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/eigenmath/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/eigenmath/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-roPyRaT89I3HbyvBK/owiigMus1EeKEhhKHFsgfzp10=";
   };
 
-  checkPhase = let emulator = stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages; in ''
+  checkPhase = let emulator = lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages; in ''
     runHook preCheck
 
     for testcase in selftest1 selftest2; do
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gh/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gh/default.nix
index cd3c6ce6dd139..d52129c25da22 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gh/default.nix
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
-    make GO_LDFLAGS="-s -w" GH_VERSION=${version} bin/gh ${lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) "manpages"}
+    make GO_LDFLAGS="-s -w" GH_VERSION=${version} bin/gh ${lib.optionalString (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) "manpages"}
     runHook postBuild
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
     install -Dm755 bin/gh -t $out/bin
-   '' + lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+   '' + lib.optionalString (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installManPage share/man/*/*.[1-9]
 
     installShellCompletion --cmd gh \
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/default.nix
index c633b19abc709..08252ff23ee3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/default.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "--sysconfdir /etc"
     "-Duse_system_wlroots=enabled"
     "-Duse_system_wfconfig=enabled"
-    (lib.mesonEnable "wf-touch:tests" (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform))
+    (lib.mesonEnable "wf-touch:tests" (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform))
   ];
 
   passthru.providedSessions = [ "wayfire" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wf-config.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wf-config.nix
index 0151ad66f4c48..f56800110a39e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wf-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/wayfire/wf-config.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    (lib.mesonEnable "tests" (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform))
+    (lib.mesonEnable "tests" (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform))
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-bluetooth/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-bluetooth/default.nix
index 0e88bb20914e1..8380c1a759883 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-bluetooth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-bluetooth/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     docbook-xsl-nons
     docbook_xml_dtd_43
     python3
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gucharmap/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gucharmap/default.nix
index 0b2484c7cb407..418983f323b38 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gucharmap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gucharmap/default.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libxml2
     desktop-file-utils
     gobject-introspection
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gdk-pixbuf-cache-builder.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gdk-pixbuf-cache-builder.nix
index 22359e9a5827e..fe3c700e92679 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gdk-pixbuf-cache-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/gdk-pixbuf-cache-builder.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ runCommand "gdk-pixbuf-loaders.cache" {
         exit 1
       fi
       GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR="$module_dir" \
-        ${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} ${gdk-pixbuf.dev}/bin/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders
+        ${lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages} ${gdk-pixbuf.dev}/bin/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders
     done
   ) > "$out"
 ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/dtc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/dtc/default.nix
index d9013895becc2..eafcba87dff9b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/dtc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/dtc/default.nix
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     # we must explicitly disable this here so that mesonFlags receives
     # `-Dtests=disabled`; without it meson will attempt to run
     # hostPlatform binaries during the configurePhase.
-    (with stdenv; buildPlatform.canExecute hostPlatform);
+    (with stdenv; lib.systems.canExecute buildPlatform hostPlatform);
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Device Tree Compiler";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/15/clang/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/15/clang/default.nix
index 894db1a4975f6..0177cc8c362c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/15/clang/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/15/clang/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ let
       "-DSPHINX_OUTPUT_MAN=ON"
       "-DSPHINX_OUTPUT_HTML=OFF"
       "-DSPHINX_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF"
-    ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+    ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
       "-DLLVM_TABLEGEN_EXE=${buildLlvmTools.llvm}/bin/llvm-tblgen"
       "-DCLANG_TABLEGEN=${buildLlvmTools.libclang.dev}/bin/clang-tblgen"
       # Added in LLVM15:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/clang/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/clang/default.nix
index 733f5462d320c..ca0201fe95000 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/clang/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/clang/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ let
       "-DSPHINX_OUTPUT_MAN=ON"
       "-DSPHINX_OUTPUT_HTML=OFF"
       "-DSPHINX_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=OFF"
-    ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+    ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
       "-DLLVM_TABLEGEN_EXE=${buildLlvmTools.llvm}/bin/llvm-tblgen"
       "-DCLANG_TABLEGEN=${buildLlvmTools.libclang.dev}/bin/clang-tblgen"
       # Added in LLVM15:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/tinygo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/tinygo/default.nix
index 5901ab7f9604c..7af78fc155aa4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/tinygo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/tinygo/default.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   buildInputs = [ llvm clang.cc ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ zlib ncurses libffi libxml2 xar ];
 
-  doCheck = (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform);
+  doCheck = (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform);
   inherit tinygoTests;
 
   allowGoReference = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix
index c39c934bed643..e22966fb9cbf5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ in package-set { inherit pkgs lib callPackage; } self // {
         commands:
         pkg:
 
-        if stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform
+        if lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform
         then lib.foldr haskellLib.__generateOptparseApplicativeCompletion pkg commands
         else pkg
       ) { };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/accountsservice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/accountsservice/default.nix
index 1a5f03f635bc2..7f73c1799cb03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/accountsservice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/accountsservice/default.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pkg-config
     python3
     vala
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     #  meson.build:88:2: ERROR: Can not run test applications in this cross environment.
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix
index 86d5a038a3f2b..8d590850a279c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/amtk/default.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gobject-introspection
     gtk-doc
     docbook-xsl-nons
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix
index 78ca9cfddbadf..a642eac523958 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/appstream/default.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     itstool
     vala
     gperf
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix
index 2a47de8d5643f..b745fbbad9885 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/at-spi2-core/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , pkg-config
 , gobject-introspection
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , gsettings-desktop-schemas
 , makeWrapper
 , dbus
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libopenmpt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libopenmpt/default.nix
index b8b89abc8ea7f..dae1164e89d30 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libopenmpt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libopenmpt/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     (lib.strings.withFeature usePulseAudio "pulseaudio")
   ];
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck = lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   postFixup = ''
     moveToOutput share/doc $dev
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ftxui/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ftxui/default.nix
index b49390c61c53d..88c8ef036dc34 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ftxui/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ftxui/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DFTXUI_BUILD_TESTS=${if doCheck then "ON" else "OFF"}"
   ];
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck = lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/ArthurSonzogni/FTXUI";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
index f77daec2ea6fb..5b99135a02a45 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 , lib
 , testers
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , gobject-introspection
 }:
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       done
     '' + lib.optionalString withIntrospection ''
       # We need to install 'loaders.cache' in lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/
-      ${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} $dev/bin/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
+      ${lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages} $dev/bin/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
     '';
 
   # The fixDarwinDylibNames hook doesn't patch binaries.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/geoclue/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/geoclue/default.nix
index c2bf28d710452..61436f76bfb2e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/geoclue/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/geoclue/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk-doc
     docbook-xsl-nons
     docbook_xml_dtd_412
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/geocode-glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/geocode-glib/default.nix
index ee619aad89ead..ae5562e758543 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/geocode-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/geocode-glib/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk-doc
     docbook-xsl-nons
     gobject-introspection
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gexiv2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gexiv2/default.nix
index 4a346fdcffcd1..7c4cb3d79f74c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gexiv2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gexiv2/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     docbook-xsl-nons
     docbook_xml_dtd_43
     (python3.pythonOnBuildForHost.withPackages (ps: [ ps.pygobject3 ]))
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gjs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gjs/default.nix
index 55425c6aa7f2f..b0362449972c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gjs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gjs/default.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libxml2 # for xml-stripblanks
     dbus # for dbus-run-session
     gobject-introspection
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
index be3bee081e73e..3b0a44a9d37ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ in
         "user-defined-trusted-dirs=${libgcc}/lib"
       ];
 
-    postInstall = previousAttrs.postInstall + (if stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform then ''
+    postInstall = previousAttrs.postInstall + (if lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform then ''
       echo SUPPORTED-LOCALES=C.UTF-8/UTF-8 > ../glibc-2*/localedata/SUPPORTED
       make -j''${NIX_BUILD_CORES:-1} localedata/install-locales
     '' else lib.optionalString stdenv.buildPlatform.isLinux
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/default.nix
index 7ba77c14d6c81..4cb630c44128c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/default.nix
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "--datadir=${placeholder "dev"}/share"
     "-Dcairo=disabled"
     "-Dgtk_doc=${lib.boolToString (stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform)}"
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     "-Dgi_cross_ldd_wrapper=${substituteAll {
       name = "g-ir-scanner-lddwrapper";
       isExecutable = true;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       inherit (buildPackages) bash;
       buildlddtree = "${buildPackages.pax-utils}/bin/lddtree";
     }}"
-    "-Dgi_cross_binary_wrapper=${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages}"
+    "-Dgi_cross_binary_wrapper=${lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages}"
     # can't use canExecute, we need prebuilt when cross
   ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     "-Dgi_cross_use_prebuilt_gi=true"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/wrapper.nix
index 53b1a35f82125..489de8ab98fd8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gobject-introspection/wrapper.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ let
 in
 
 # wrap both pkgsCrossX.buildPackages.gobject-introspection and {pkgs,pkgsSomethingExecutableOnBuildSystem).buildPackages.gobject-introspection
-if (!stdenv.hostPlatform.canExecute stdenv.targetPlatform) && stdenv.targetPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+if (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform stdenv.targetPlatform) && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.targetPlatform buildPackages
 then
   overriddenUnwrappedGir.overrideAttrs
     (previousAttrs:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ then
             rm "$dev/bin/g-ir-compiler"
             rm "$dev/bin/g-ir-scanner"
             export bash="${buildPackages.bash}"
-            export emulator=${lib.escapeShellArg (stdenv.targetPlatform.emulator buildPackages)}
+            export emulator=${lib.escapeShellArg (lib.systems.emulator stdenv.targetPlatform buildPackages)}
             export emulatorwrapper="$dev/bin/g-ir-scanner-qemuwrapper"
             export buildlddtree="${buildPackages.pax-utils}/bin/lddtree"
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/graphene/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/graphene/default.nix
index 2972d5712cba3..646a063800b85 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/graphene/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/graphene/default.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gobject-introspection
     python3
     makeWrapper
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/grilo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/grilo/default.nix
index 49c957cec5dc5..600a7db5d80dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/grilo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/grilo/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk-doc
     docbook-xsl-nons
     docbook_xml_dtd_43
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
index 7534ea5d08aa1..34ad73c066d92 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsettings-desktop-schemas/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , glib
 , gobject-introspection
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , meson
 , ninja
   # just for passthru
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk/3.x.nix
index 27afba7833e8a..6cc009daff261 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtk/3.x.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 , at-spi2-atk
 , gobject-introspection
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
-, compileSchemas ? stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
+, compileSchemas ? lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , fribidi
 , xorg
 , libepoxy
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     gtk-doc
     # For xmllint
     libxml2
-  ] ++ lib.optionals ((withIntrospection || compileSchemas) && !stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals ((withIntrospection || compileSchemas) && !(lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform)) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ] ++ lib.optionals waylandSupport [
     wayland-scanner
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix
index 88f373dd4afad..cc0c160f1b9f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/harfbuzz/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 , ninja
 , gobject-introspection
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , icu
 , graphite2
 , harfbuzz # The icu variant uses and propagates the non-icu one.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/json-glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/json-glib/default.nix
index 0ca03efca0258..fcc99f7db7959 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/json-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/json-glib/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , nixosTests
 , pkg-config
 , gettext
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , buildPackages
 , gobject-introspection
 , gi-docgen
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libaccounts-glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libaccounts-glib/default.nix
index e20ad1c954d15..40058b86dc90f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libaccounts-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libaccounts-glib/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ninja
     pkg-config
     vala
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   # TODO: send patch upstream to make running tests optional
-  postPatch = lib.optionalString (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+  postPatch = lib.optionalString (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     substituteInPlace meson.build \
       --replace "subdir('tests')" ""
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcloudproviders/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcloudproviders/default.nix
index 41a51f001451b..2f5e18921ce05 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcloudproviders/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcloudproviders/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     vala
     gtk-doc
     docbook_xsl
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix
index ec616b4a5fab4..abccbe8437c03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libdazzle/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     glib
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
     xvfb-run
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libical/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libical/default.nix
index 243c26af8e58d..e186d9aabb726 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libical/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libical/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 , python3
 , tzdata
 , fixDarwinDylibNames
-, withIntrospection ? stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable pkgsBuildHost
+, withIntrospection ? lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform pkgsBuildHost
 , gobject-introspection
 , vala
 }:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmanette/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmanette/default.nix
index a9e18f4023207..7bfb497c978a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmanette/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmanette/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , vala
 , gobject-introspection
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , gtk-doc
 , docbook-xsl-nons
 , docbook_xml_dtd_43
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk-doc
     docbook-xsl-nons
     docbook_xml_dtd_43
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (withIntrospection && !stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (withIntrospection && !lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmbim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmbim/default.nix
index 9965771c1531a..f9c1e7317f93e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmbim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmbim/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 , bash-completion
 , bash
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , withDocs ? stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform
 , gobject-introspection
 }:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmediaart/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmediaart/default.nix
index a68db1389ab5f..d09f93a9d1ec8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmediaart/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmediaart/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkg-config vala gtk-doc docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_412 gobject-introspection ]
-    ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+    ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmtp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmtp/default.nix
index cd6820fdab06a..39068ea4a0e94 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmtp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmtp/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ];
 
-  makeFlags = lib.optionals (stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  makeFlags = lib.optionals (stdenv.isLinux && !lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     "MTP_HOTPLUG=${buildPackages.libmtp}/bin/mtp-hotplug"
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnotify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnotify/default.nix
index 589703f574c61..f37a057e028d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnotify/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnotify/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 , gdk-pixbuf
 , gnome
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , gobject-introspection
 }:
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libptytty/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libptytty/default.nix
index 3ed0cf6a39d0c..16e700193d6b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libptytty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libptytty/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  isCross = !stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  isCross = !lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
   isStatic = stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic;
   isMusl = stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl;
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libqmi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libqmi/default.nix
index 6f7583d563b10..04293e9bdee09 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libqmi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libqmi/default.nix
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 , libmbim
 , libqrtr-glib
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
-, withMan ? stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
+, withMan ? lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk-doc
     docbook-xsl-nons
     docbook_xml_dtd_43
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (withIntrospection && !stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (withIntrospection && !lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libqrtr-glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libqrtr-glib/default.nix
index 9309c48a8c6a7..f655afd7b2cec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libqrtr-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libqrtr-glib/default.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk-doc
     docbook-xsl-nons
     docbook_xml_dtd_43
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix
index 7ba6f1963e717..388e49d778a45 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/librsvg/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 , gnome
 , vala
 , writeScript
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , buildPackages
 , gobject-introspection
 , _experimental-update-script-combinators
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   doCheck = false; # all tests fail on libtool-generated rsvg-convert not being able to find coreutils
 
   GDK_PIXBUF_QUERYLOADERS = writeScript "gdk-pixbuf-loader-loaders-wrapped" ''
-    ${lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages) (stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages)} ${lib.getDev gdk-pixbuf}/bin/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders
+    ${lib.optionalString (lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages) (lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages)} ${lib.getDev gdk-pixbuf}/bin/gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders
   '';
 
   # librsvg only links Foundation, but it also requiers libobjc. The Framework.tbd in the 11.0 SDK
@@ -143,15 +143,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
     # 'error: linker `cc` not found' when cross-compiling
     export RUSTFLAGS="-Clinker=$CC"
-  '' + lib.optionalString ((stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) && (stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages)) ''
+  '' + lib.optionalString ((stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) && (lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages)) ''
     # the replacement is the native conditional
     substituteInPlace gdk-pixbuf-loader/Makefile \
       --replace 'RUN_QUERY_LOADER_TEST = false' 'RUN_QUERY_LOADER_TEST = test -z "$(DESTDIR)"' \
   '';
 
   # Not generated when cross compiling.
-  postInstall = let emulator = stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages; in
-    lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages) ''
+  postInstall = let emulator = lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages; in
+    lib.optionalString (lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages) ''
       # Merge gdkpixbuf and librsvg loaders
       cat ${lib.getLib gdk-pixbuf}/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache $GDK_PIXBUF/loaders.cache > $GDK_PIXBUF/loaders.cache.tmp
       mv $GDK_PIXBUF/loaders.cache.tmp $GDK_PIXBUF/loaders.cache
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix
index 3dfb0c295b1f4..e458544aef726 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsecret/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 , libgcrypt
 , gobject-introspection
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , vala
 , gi-docgen
 , gnome
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/3.x.nix
index ba4d1b0cd8a61..bfb1a23077f97 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/3.x.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 , glib-networking
 , buildPackages
 , gobject-introspection
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , vala
 , libpsl
 , python3
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix
index 6d5b0183cddae..d91ea7a63dbb6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 , sqlite
 , glib-networking
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libstemmer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libstemmer/default.nix
index 3f66ee92a72e5..5dea430f624a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libstemmer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libstemmer/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   prePatch = ''
     patchShebangs .
-  '' + lib.optionalString (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+  '' + lib.optionalString (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     substituteInPlace GNUmakefile \
       --replace './snowball' '${lib.getBin buildPackages.libstemmer}/bin/snowball'
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt-glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt-glib/default.nix
index bb855ac767ee9..febebbbed5ad5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt-glib/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 , libvirt
 , libxml2
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , gobject-introspection
 , withDocs ? stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform
 , gtk-doc
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwnck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwnck/default.nix
index 2f535930ed037..5e90049892d42 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libwnck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libwnck/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gtk-doc
     docbook_xsl
     docbook_xml_dtd_412
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix
index 3d866a9229548..df88f4727b1ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 , glib
 , python3
 , x11Support? !stdenv.isDarwin, libXft
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , buildPackages, gobject-introspection
 }:
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/polkit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/polkit/default.nix
index 80badcdd4dbde..9c673d18f6bf0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/polkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/polkit/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 , systemdMinimal
 , elogind
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 # A few tests currently fail on musl (polkitunixusertest, polkitunixgrouptest, polkitidentitytest segfault).
 # Not yet investigated; it may be due to the "Make netgroup support optional"
 # patch not updating the tests correctly yet, or doing something wrong,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ lib.optionals withIntrospection [
     gobject-introspection
     gtk-doc
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (withIntrospection && !stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (withIntrospection && !lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/liblapack/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/liblapack/default.nix
index 3bf16057f835f..b92e9c1041d1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/liblapack/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/liblapack/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     # Tries to run host platform binaries during the build
     # Will likely be disabled by default in 3.12, see:
     # https://github.com/Reference-LAPACK/lapack/issues/757
-    ++ lib.optional (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) "-DTEST_FORTRAN_COMPILER=OFF";
+    ++ lib.optional (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) "-DTEST_FORTRAN_COMPILER=OFF";
 
   passthru = { inherit blas64; };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tepl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tepl/default.nix
index 796810ade97ae..b7f8b190db332 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tepl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tepl/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pkg-config
     gtk-doc
     docbook-xsl-nons
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
index c8c220927fa48..af76e77717ad8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 , asciidoc
 , gobject-introspection
 , buildPackages
-, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages
+, withIntrospection ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform gobject-introspection && lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages
 , vala
 , python3
 , gi-docgen
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/uhttpmock/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/uhttpmock/default.nix
index d22ff81c2530a..a499c41556c7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/uhttpmock/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/uhttpmock/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     vala
     gtk-doc
     docbook-xsl-nons
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/umockdev/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/umockdev/default.nix
index 1cae2c62b33c0..ba08df20bd43f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/umockdev/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/umockdev/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ninja
     pkg-config
     vala
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/yaml-cpp/0.3.0.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/yaml-cpp/0.3.0.nix
index fad3397b74b6f..66e03d84b1eb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/yaml-cpp/0.3.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/yaml-cpp/0.3.0.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${lib.boolToString (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic)}"
   ];
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck = lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A YAML parser and emitter for C++";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/yaml-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/yaml-cpp/default.nix
index 20d546e346b8f..1b01e32e983d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/yaml-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/yaml-cpp/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DINSTALL_GTEST=false"
   ];
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck = lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater { };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/twisted/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/twisted/default.nix
index 801adb77da376..d0730b290a76c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/twisted/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/twisted/default.nix
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # Generate Twisted's plug-in cache. Twisted users must do it as well. See
   # http://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/core/howto/plugin.html#auto3
   # and http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=477103 for details.
-  postFixup = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+  postFixup = lib.optionalString (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     $out/bin/twistd --help > /dev/null
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/continuous-integration/fly/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/continuous-integration/fly/default.nix
index 55df9269f9270..b38591c6d0037 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/continuous-integration/fly/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/continuous-integration/fly/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   doCheck = false;
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd fly \
       --bash <($out/bin/fly completion --shell bash) \
       --fish <($out/bin/fly completion --shell fish) \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/doctl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/doctl/default.nix
index 074d4f54745eb..8874ffbcf77f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/doctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/doctl/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   postInstall = ''
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d) # attempts to write to /homeless-shelter
     for shell in bash fish zsh; do
-      ${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} $out/bin/doctl completion $shell > doctl.$shell
+      ${lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages} $out/bin/doctl completion $shell > doctl.$shell
       installShellCompletion doctl.$shell
     done
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/luarocks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/luarocks/default.nix
index c8d36a1e33131..462488d32770b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/luarocks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/luarocks/default.nix
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
                 lib.optionals (finalAttrs.pname == "luarocks-nix") [ file nix-prefetch-git ])}
         }
     done
-  '' + lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+  '' + lib.optionalString (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd luarocks \
       --bash <($out/bin/luarocks completion bash) \
       --fish <($out/bin/luarocks completion fish) \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/planus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/planus/default.nix
index 9074debb26336..a204597778983 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/planus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/planus/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     installShellFiles
   ];
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd planus \
       --bash <($out/bin/planus generate-completions bash) \
       --fish <($out/bin/planus generate-completions fish) \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/runme/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/runme/default.nix
index 3795476c3e163..e70beae62fe36 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/runme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/runme/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ buildGo121Module rec {
     unset ldflags
   '';
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd runme \
       --bash <($out/bin/runme completion bash) \
       --fish <($out/bin/runme completion fish) \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/typical/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/typical/default.nix
index 7944f14ca4d6d..c684bd989834f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/typical/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/typical/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     export NO_COLOR=true
   '';
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd typical \
       --bash <($out/bin/typical shell-completion bash) \
       --fish <($out/bin/typical shell-completion fish) \
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/power-profiles-daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/power-profiles-daemon/default.nix
index e81f42b65a23e..2ea4f07225b65 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/power-profiles-daemon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/power-profiles-daemon/default.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       dbus-python
       python-dbusmock
     ]))
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Dsystemdsystemunitdir=${placeholder "out"}/lib/systemd/system"
     "-Dgtk_doc=true"
-    "-Dtests=${lib.boolToString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform)}"
+    "-Dtests=${lib.boolToString (lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform)}"
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/dante/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/dante/default.nix
index 1d15bddc09f7e..fcd47393dd7af 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/dante/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/dante/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , pam, libkrb5, cyrus_sasl, miniupnpc, libxcrypt }:
 
 let
-  remove_getaddrinfo_checks = stdenv.hostPlatform.isMips64 || !(stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform);
+  remove_getaddrinfo_checks = stdenv.hostPlatform.isMips64 || !(lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform);
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "dante";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mir/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/mir/default.nix
index 078125016bf0e..2fdbd91564b25 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mir/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mir/default.nix
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-DMIR_BUILD_PLATFORM_TEST_HARNESS=OFF"
   ];
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck = lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   preCheck = ''
     # Needs to be exactly /tmp so some failing tests don't get run, don't know why they fail yet
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
index ea50fc371981e..ae4780767adad 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/default.nix
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ let
       ] ++ lib.optionals isCross [
         # revisit this if nixpkgs supports any architecture whose stack grows upwards
         "-DSTACK_DIRECTION=-1"
-        "-DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR=${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages}"
+        "-DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR=${lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages}"
       ];
 
       postInstall = lib.optionalString (!withEmbedded) ''
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
index 63d02c8f08570..7ead45e500864 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ let
     remove
     splitString
     subtractLists
+    systems
     unique
   ;
 
@@ -216,8 +217,8 @@ assert attrs ? outputHash -> (
 let
   # TODO(@oxij, @Ericson2314): This is here to keep the old semantics, remove when
   # no package has `doCheck = true`.
-  doCheck' = doCheck && stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
-  doInstallCheck' = doInstallCheck && stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck' = doCheck && lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doInstallCheck' = doInstallCheck && lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   separateDebugInfo' = separateDebugInfo && stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux;
   outputs' = outputs ++ optional separateDebugInfo' "debug";
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ else let
           "-DCMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=${stdenv.buildPlatform.uname.processor}"
         ] ++ optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform.uname.release != null) [
           "-DCMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_VERSION=${stdenv.buildPlatform.uname.release}"
-        ] ++ optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+        ] ++ optionals (systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
           "-DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR=env"
         ]);
 
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ else let
           crossFile = builtins.toFile "cross-file.conf" ''
             [properties]
             bindgen_clang_arguments = ['-target', '${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}']
-            needs_exe_wrapper = ${boolToString (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform)}
+            needs_exe_wrapper = ${lib.boolToString (!systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform)}
 
             [host_machine]
             system = '${stdenv.targetPlatform.parsed.kernel.name}'
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index 35cdb6311df32..e45e620009807 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
   # compatible with or current architecture.
   getCompatibleTools = lib.foldl (v: system:
     if v != null then v
-    else if localSystem.canExecute (lib.systems.elaborate { inherit system; }) then archLookupTable.${system}
+    else if lib.systems.canExecute localSystem (lib.systems.elaborate { inherit system; }) then archLookupTable.${system}
     else null) null (lib.attrNames archLookupTable);
 
   archLookupTable = table.${localSystem.libc}
diff --git a/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index a0088751d4a24..1cce9716abb8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let
     || (stdenv.cc.isGNU && stdenv.isLinux)
   );
   staticLibc = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") "-L ${glibc.static}/lib";
-  emulator = stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages;
+  emulator = lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages;
   isCxx = stdenv.cc.libcxx != null;
   libcxxStdenvSuffix = lib.optionalString isCxx "-libcxx";
 in stdenv.mkDerivation {
diff --git a/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix b/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix
index 71d7d5f75ef01..261e0992e703a 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ let
       crossSystem = crossSystemFun system;
     };
 
-    emulator = crossPkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator pkgs;
+    emulator = lib.systems.emulator crossPkgs.hostPlatform pkgs;
 
     # Apply some transformation on windows to get dlls in the right
     # place. Unfortunately mingw doesn’t seem to be able to do linking
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gnuplot/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gnuplot/default.nix
index f0fa45e59e4d9..535de1819ba3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/gnuplot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/gnuplot/default.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ in
 
   # When cross-compiling, don't build docs and demos.
   # Inspiration taken from https://sourceforge.net/p/gnuplot/gnuplot-main/merge-requests/10/
-  makeFlags = lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  makeFlags = lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     "-C src"
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/broot/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/broot/default.nix
index de0fd1a115598..87ae33a145f18 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/broot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/broot/default.nix
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       --replace "#version" "${version}"
   '';
 
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.emulatorAvailable buildPackages) ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (lib.systems.emulatorAvailable stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages) ''
     # Install shell function for bash.
-    ${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} $out/bin/broot --print-shell-function bash > br.bash
+    ${lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages} $out/bin/broot --print-shell-function bash > br.bash
     install -Dm0444 -t $out/etc/profile.d br.bash
 
     # Install shell function for zsh.
-    ${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} $out/bin/broot --print-shell-function zsh > br.zsh
+    ${lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages} $out/bin/broot --print-shell-function zsh > br.zsh
     install -Dm0444 br.zsh $out/share/zsh/site-functions/br
 
     # Install shell function for fish
-    ${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} $out/bin/broot --print-shell-function fish > br.fish
+    ${lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages} $out/bin/broot --print-shell-function fish > br.fish
     install -Dm0444 -t $out/share/fish/vendor_functions.d br.fish
 
   '' + ''
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/colord/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/colord/default.nix
index 2a4c2c0016689..3ac6e068fcb78 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/colord/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/colord/default.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     shared-mime-info
     vala
     wrapGAppsNoGuiHook
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/goreleaser/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/goreleaser/default.nix
index d5ab9a94b84bf..113e655d65e43 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/goreleaser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/goreleaser/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
   postInstall =
-    let emulator = stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages;
+    let emulator = lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages;
     in ''
       ${emulator} $out/bin/goreleaser man > goreleaser.1
       installManPage ./goreleaser.1
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/rpcsvc-proto/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/rpcsvc-proto/default.nix
index b84bbb7d9d511..bebe6f214d2dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/rpcsvc-proto/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/rpcsvc-proto/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     substituteInPlace rpcgen/rpc_main.c \
       --replace 'CPP = "cpp"' \
                 'CPP = "${targetPackages.stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cpp"'
-  '' + lib.optionalString (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform)  ''
+  '' + lib.optionalString (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform)  ''
     substituteInPlace rpcsvc/Makefile.am \
       --replace '$(top_builddir)/rpcgen/rpcgen' '${buildPackages.rpcsvc-proto}/bin/rpcgen'
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix
index 5490977df12d0..09700e1f6859a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     docbook_xml_dtd_42
     docbook_xml_dtd_43
     pythonForDocs
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/libnma/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/libnma/default.nix
index a47b23e9634c2..0d2c86745b3d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/libnma/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/libnma/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     docbook_xml_dtd_43
     libxml2
     vala
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     mesonEmulatorHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/sing-box/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/sing-box/default.nix
index 0d75f874a1987..22b06e564a7db 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/sing-box/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/sing-box/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     "-X=github.com/sagernet/sing-box/constant.Version=${version}"
   ];
 
-  postInstall = let emulator = stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages; in ''
+  postInstall = let emulator = lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages; in ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd sing-box \
       --bash <(${emulator} $out/bin/sing-box completion bash) \
       --fish <(${emulator} $out/bin/sing-box completion fish) \
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nfpm/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nfpm/default.nix
index 9d04dd026404a..e8cc4c47fd056 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nfpm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nfpm/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
   postInstall =
-    let emulator = stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages;
+    let emulator = lib.systems.emulator stdenv.hostPlatform buildPackages;
     in ''
       ${emulator} $out/bin/nfpm man > nfpm.1
       installManPage ./nfpm.1
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/browserpass/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/browserpass/default.nix
index 73c40a718c285..f0fab148cb4b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/browserpass/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/browserpass/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   vendorHash = "sha256-CjuH4ANP2bJDeA+o+1j+obbtk5/NVLet/OFS3Rms4r0=";
 
-  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  doCheck = lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   postPatch = ''
     # Because this Makefile will be installed to be used by the user, patch
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix
index 2d7f859c809cd..74acbb6cc53e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/bin.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ let
     '' +
     # when cross compiling, we must use himktables from PATH
     # (i.e. from buildPackages.texlive.bin.core.dev)
-    lib.optionalString (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform)  ''
+    lib.optionalString (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform)  ''
       sed -i 's|\./himktables|himktables|' texk/web2c/Makefile.in
     ''
 ;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ core = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) (with texlive.bin.core; [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.hostPlatform) (with texlive.bin.core; [
     # configure: error: tangle was not found but is required when cross-compiling.
     # dev (himktables) is used when building hitex to generate the additional source file hitables.c
     web/*tangle*/ cweb/*ctangle*/ omegaware/*otangle*/ tie/*tie*/ # see "Building TeX Live" 6.4.2 Cross problems
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3712806cf012a..8e4397d57ab60 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5999,7 +5999,7 @@ with pkgs;
       # The throw is moved into the `makeSetupHook` derivation, so that its
       # outer level, but not its outPath can still be evaluated if the condition
       # doesn't hold. This ensures that splicing still can work correctly.
-      (if (!stdenv.hostPlatform.canExecute stdenv.targetPlatform) then
+      (if (!lib.systems.canExecute stdenv.buildPlatform stdenv.targetPlatform) then
         ../by-name/me/meson/emulator-hook.sh
        else
          throw "mesonEmulatorHook may only be added to nativeBuildInputs when the target binaries can't be executed; however you are attempting to use it in a situation where ${stdenv.hostPlatform.config} can execute ${stdenv.targetPlatform.config}. Consider only adding mesonEmulatorHook according to a conditional based canExecute in your package expression.");
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
index 3c6feba6b812f..d6574ae5b0f11 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ in
   in lib.mapAttrsRecursiveCond (as: !lib.isDerivation as) (name: mkBootstrapToolsJob)
     # The `bootstrapTools.${platform}.bootstrapTools` derivation
     # *unpacks* the bootstrap-files using their own `busybox` binary,
-    # so it will fail unless buildPlatform.canExecute hostPlatform.
+    # so it will fail unless `lib.systems.canExecute buildPlatform hostPlatform`.
     # Unfortunately `bootstrapTools` also clobbers its own `system`
     # attribute, so there is no way to detect this -- we must add it
     # as a special case.  We filter the "test" attribute (only from