diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index 85570becf6978..de40e6c7f1bbe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   preConfigure = stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform != hostPlatform)''
     sed 's|#BuildFlavour  = quick-cross|BuildFlavour  = perf-cross|' mk/build.mk.sample > mk/build.mk
     echo 'Stage1Only = YES' >> mk/build.mk
+    echo 'STRIP_CMD = ${binutils}/bin/${prefix}strip' >> mk/build.mk
   '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform != hostPlatform && dynamic) ''
     echo 'DYNAMIC_GHC_PROGRAMS = YES' >> mk/build.mk
   '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString enableRelocatedStaticLibs ''
@@ -234,4 +235,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   patches = [
     ./android-patches/enable-fPIC.patch
   ];
+} // stdenv.lib.optionalAttrs (buildPlatform != targetPlatform) {
+  # Nix uses the native strip on libraries, leading to error like this
+  # https://github.com/neurocyte/ghc-android/issues/29
+  dontStrip = true;
+  dontCrossStrip = true;
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
index fba42b1f2fbf4..44593ae6ff198 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ in
 , license
 , maintainers ? []
 , doCoverage ? false
-, doHaddock ? !(ghc.isHaLVM or false)
+, doHaddock ? !(isCross || ghc.isHaLVM or false)
 , passthru ? {}
 , pkgconfigDepends ? [], libraryPkgconfigDepends ? [], executablePkgconfigDepends ? [], testPkgconfigDepends ? [], benchmarkPkgconfigDepends ? []
 , testDepends ? [], testHaskellDepends ? [], testSystemDepends ? []
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/devmem2/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/devmem2/default.nix
index 17450f36daac9..f230012e4c699 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/devmem2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/devmem2/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildCommand = ''
     export hardeningDisable=format  # fix compile error
-    cc "$src" -o devmem2
+    $CC "$src" -o devmem2
     install -D devmem2 "$out/bin/devmem2"
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
index 232eb68c8a608..dceaa4bd60b32 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, zlib }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, zlib, lib, buildPackages, buildPlatform, hostPlatform}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "file-${version}";
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1vp4zihaxkhi85chkjgd4r4zdg4k2wa3c6pmajhbmx6gr7d8ii89";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ zlib ];
-
-  doCheck = true;
+  buildInputs = [ zlib ] ++ lib.optionals (buildPlatform != hostPlatform) [ buildPackages.file ];
 
+  doCheck = buildPlatform == hostPlatform;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "http://darwinsys.com/file";