diff --git a/src/libstore/derivations.cc b/src/libstore/derivations.cc
index 3b6a62e13..d934bda38 100644
--- a/src/libstore/derivations.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/derivations.cc
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ bool BasicDerivation::canBuildLocally() const
 #if __linux__
         || (platform == "i686-linux" && settings.thisSystem == "x86_64-linux")
         || (platform == "armv6l-linux" && settings.thisSystem == "armv7l-linux")
+        || (platform == "armv5tel-linux" && (settings.thisSystem == "armv7l-linux" || settings.thisSystem == "armv6l-linux"))
 #elif __FreeBSD__
         || (platform == "i686-linux" && settings.thisSystem == "x86_64-freebsd")
         || (platform == "i686-linux" && settings.thisSystem == "i686-freebsd")