diff --git a/lib/systems/architectures.nix b/lib/systems/architectures.nix
index 57b9184ca60c..782c9e25bee1 100644
--- a/lib/systems/architectures.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/architectures.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ rec {
     cascadelake    = [ "sse3" "ssse3" "sse4_1" "sse4_2"         "aes" "avx" "avx2" "avx512" "fma"        ];
     cooperlake     = [ "sse3" "ssse3" "sse4_1" "sse4_2"         "aes" "avx" "avx2" "avx512" "fma"        ];
     tigerlake      = [ "sse3" "ssse3" "sse4_1" "sse4_2"         "aes" "avx" "avx2" "avx512" "fma"        ];
+    alderlake      = [ "sse3" "ssse3" "sse4_1" "sse4_2"         "aes" "avx" "avx2"          "fma"        ];
     # x86_64 AMD
     btver1         = [ "sse3" "ssse3" "sse4_1" "sse4_2"                                                  ];
     btver2         = [ "sse3" "ssse3" "sse4_1" "sse4_2"         "aes" "avx"                              ];
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ rec {
     cascadelake    = [ "skylake-avx512" ] ++ inferiors.cannonlake;
     cooperlake     = [ "cascadelake"    ] ++ inferiors.cascadelake;
     tigerlake      = [ "icelake-server" ] ++ inferiors.icelake-server;
+    # CX16 does not exist on alderlake, while it does on nearly all other intel CPUs
+    alderlake      = [ ];
 
     # x86_64 AMD
     # TODO: fill this (need testing)
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index e4dcb8134669..e9c8c31d6c6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ let
         cooperlake     = versionAtLeast ccVersion "10.0";
         tigerlake      = versionAtLeast ccVersion "10.0";
         knm            = versionAtLeast ccVersion "8.0";
+        alderlake      = versionAtLeast ccVersion "12.0";
         # AMD
         znver1         = versionAtLeast ccVersion "6.0";
         znver2         = versionAtLeast ccVersion "9.0";
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ let
         icelake-client = versionAtLeast ccVersion "7.0";
         icelake-server = versionAtLeast ccVersion "7.0";
         knm            = versionAtLeast ccVersion "7.0";
+        alderlake      = versionAtLeast ccVersion "16.0";
         # AMD
         znver1         = versionAtLeast ccVersion "4.0";
         znver2         = versionAtLeast ccVersion "9.0";