diff --git a/lib/systems/examples.nix b/lib/systems/examples.nix
index cb54d8fd631a..ebee0d260c1d 100644
--- a/lib/systems/examples.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/examples.nix
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ rec {
     config = "arm-none-eabi";
     libc = "newlib";
   };
+  arm-embedded-nano = {
+    config = "arm-none-eabi";
+    libc = "newlib-nano";
+  };
   armhf-embedded = {
     config = "arm-none-eabihf";
     libc = "newlib";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
index fe0dca7cfed4..f15758260d33 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ in
   or1k = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.or1k embedded;
   avr = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.avr embedded;
   arm-embedded = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.arm-embedded embedded;
+  arm-embedded-nano = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.arm-embedded-nano embedded;
   armhf-embedded = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.armhf-embedded embedded;
   aarch64-embedded = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.aarch64-embedded embedded;
   aarch64be-embedded = mapTestOnCross systems.examples.aarch64be-embedded embedded;