diff --git a/lib/systems/default.nix b/lib/systems/default.nix
index ce257d5307b6..02f6f91da670 100644
--- a/lib/systems/default.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/default.nix
@@ -97,7 +97,21 @@ let
             platform:
             final.isAndroid == platform.isAndroid
             && parse.isCompatible final.parsed.cpu platform.parsed.cpu
-            && final.parsed.kernel == platform.parsed.kernel;
+            && final.parsed.kernel == platform.parsed.kernel
+            && (
+              # Only perform this check when cpus have the same type;
+              # assume compatible cpu have all the instructions included
+              final.parsed.cpu == platform.parsed.cpu
+              ->
+                # if both have gcc.arch defined, check whether final can execute the given platform
+                (
+                  (final ? gcc.arch && platform ? gcc.arch)
+                  -> architectures.canExecute final.gcc.arch platform.gcc.arch
+                )
+                # if platform has gcc.arch defined but final doesn't, don't assume it can be executed
+                || (platform ? gcc.arch -> !(final ? gcc.arch))
+            );
+
           isCompatible =
             _:
             throw "2022-05-23: isCompatible has been removed in favor of canExecute, refer to the 22.11 changelog for details";