diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix
index 8f29d5f2cb14..5c7abe129238 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix
@@ -256,7 +256,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     ;
 
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
-  configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
+  configurePlatforms =
+    # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
+    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    then []
+    else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
   configureFlags =
     # Basic dependencies
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index a28ad871ead2..e2e01895c26a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -298,7 +298,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   dontDisableStatic = true;
 
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
-  configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
+  configurePlatforms =
+    # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
+    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    then []
+    else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
   configureFlags =
     # Basic dependencies
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
index 844e0a7bebf4..0a7bd4e0f8c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
@@ -307,7 +307,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   dontDisableStatic = true;
 
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
-  configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
+  configurePlatforms =
+    # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
+    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    then []
+    else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
   configureFlags =
     # Basic dependencies
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
index 148409bee9bf..3128bc3b6735 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
@@ -316,7 +316,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   dontDisableStatic = true;
 
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
-  configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
+  configurePlatforms =
+    # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
+    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    then []
+    else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
   configureFlags =
     # Basic dependencies
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
index c6114b7e6395..96d88d3085bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
@@ -319,7 +319,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   dontDisableStatic = true;
 
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
-  configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
+  configurePlatforms =
+    # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
+    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    then []
+    else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
   configureFlags =
     # Basic dependencies
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
index c20546b59e8e..74ec6ee26a1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
@@ -312,7 +312,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   dontDisableStatic = true;
 
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
-  configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
+  configurePlatforms =
+    # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
+    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    then []
+    else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
   configureFlags =
     # Basic dependencies
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
index c571487361b2..0e126be553e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
@@ -299,7 +299,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   dontDisableStatic = true;
 
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always prefix.
-  configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
+  configurePlatforms =
+    # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
+    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    then []
+    else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
   configureFlags =
     # Basic dependencies
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index 31c86c785c2d..9cf0e1236e0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     else "-static-libgcc";
 
   # TODO(@Ericson2314): Always pass "--target" and always targetPrefix.
-  configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
+  configurePlatforms =
+    # TODO(@Ericson2314): Figure out what's going wrong with Arm
+    if hostPlatform == targetPlatform && targetPlatform.isArm
+    then []
+    else [ "build" "host" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) "target";
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--enable-targets=all" "--enable-64-bit-bfd"