diff --git a/pkgs/lib/customisation.nix b/pkgs/lib/customisation.nix
index 76d019a73c20..3b1bed3fc301 100644
--- a/pkgs/lib/customisation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/lib/customisation.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ rec {
   overrideDerivation = drv: f:
     let
       # Filter out special attributes.
-      attrs = removeAttrs drv ["meta" "passthru" "outPath" "drvPath"];
+      attrs = removeAttrs drv ["meta" "passthru" "outPath" "drvPath" "hostDrv" "buildDrv"];
       newDrv = derivation (attrs // (f drv));
     in newDrv //
       { meta = if drv ? meta then drv.meta else {};