diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix
index e066d191ef2b..45874d33b0f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ rec {
   packagePlatforms = mapAttrs (name: value:
       if isDerivation value then
         value.meta.hydraPlatforms
-          or (value.meta.platforms or [ "x86_64-linux" ])
+          or (lib.subtractLists (value.meta.badPlatforms or [])
+               (value.meta.platforms or [ "x86_64-linux" ]))
       else if value.recurseForDerivations or false || value.recurseForRelease or false then
         packagePlatforms value
       else