diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ud/udevCheckHook/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ud/udevCheckHook/package.nix
index 261a503595ea..681b5d5f7a06 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ud/udevCheckHook/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ud/udevCheckHook/package.nix
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
   lib,
   makeSetupHook,
   systemdMinimal,
-  udev,
   stdenv,
 }:
 let
   # udev rules can only be checked if systemd (specifically, 'udevadm') can be executed on build platform
-  # if udev is not available on hostPlatform, there is no point in checking rules
-  applyHook =
-    lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform udev
-    && lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.buildPlatform systemdMinimal;
+  # If cross-compiling linux -> non-linux, udev rules are still checked, even if they end up being unused.
+  # This is not a problem:
+  # - If there are no udev rules, the hook is a noop
+  # - If the udev rules are broken, they should be flagged as such
+  # - if rules are not needed on a target platform where they are broken, they should be deleted from package output
+  applyHook = lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.buildPlatform systemdMinimal;
 in
 makeSetupHook {
   name = "udev-check-hook";