diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libewf/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libewf/package.nix
index 179bbd1da2d3..eccdff0594fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libewf/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libewf/package.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ bzip2 ];
 
   # cannot run test program while cross compiling
-  configureFlags = lib.optionals (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+  configureFlags = lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) [
     "ac_cv_openssl_xts_duplicate_keys=yes"
   ];