diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pa/passt/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pa/passt/package.nix
index f54be8416741..6f9c04ae0fb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pa/passt/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pa/passt/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
+, buildPackages
 , fetchurl
+, getconf
 , gitUpdater
 , testers
 }:
@@ -14,6 +16,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-Qf1neJOkYXR5p9Owk60qtc22A+au4EY45Qt9PfJ+Lrs=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace-fail \
+      'PAGE_SIZE=$(shell getconf PAGE_SIZE)' \
+      "PAGE_SIZE=$(${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages} ${lib.getExe getconf} PAGE_SIZE)"
+  '';
+
   makeFlags = [
     "prefix=${placeholder "out"}"
     "VERSION=${finalAttrs.version}"