diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cl/clever-tools/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cl/clever-tools/package.nix
index f70e84523d44a..b1dcca9abf2d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cl/clever-tools/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cl/clever-tools/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , nodejs_18
 , installShellFiles
+, stdenv
 }:
 
 buildNpmPackage rec {
@@ -25,10 +26,10 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
-  postInstall = ''
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd clever \
-      --bash <($out/bin/clever --bash-autocomplete-script) \
-      --zsh <($out/bin/clever --zsh-autocomplete-script)
+      --bash <($out/bin/clever --bash-autocomplete-script $out/bin/clever) \
+      --zsh <($out/bin/clever --zsh-autocomplete-script $out/bin/clever)
     rm $out/bin/install-clever-completion
     rm $out/bin/uninstall-clever-completion
   '';