diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix
index 34788736edd4..5f6dd49d6ecc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-lib.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ rec {
   packagePlatforms = mapAttrs (name: value:
     let res = builtins.tryEval (
       if isDerivation value then
-        value.meta.hydraPlatforms or (value.meta.platforms or [])
+        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