diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix
index 1e33c7b0585b..411093186a6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix
@@ -142,15 +142,13 @@ rec {
   /* Recursively map a (nested) set of derivations to an isomorphic
      set of meta.platforms values. */
   packagePlatforms = mapAttrs (name: value:
-    let res = builtins.tryEval (
       if isDerivation value then
         value.meta.hydraPlatforms
           or (value.meta.platforms or [ "x86_64-linux" ])
       else if value.recurseForDerivations or false || value.recurseForRelease or false then
         packagePlatforms value
       else
-        []);
-    in if res.success then res.value else []
+        []
     );