diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
index 6eedcb6374be..c49c274c67d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
@@ -44,12 +44,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix
index 92ed154a02ba..bdfff2b795a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pullls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.4.nix
index 1d39599e3d14..1555570ca4ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.4.nix
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.5.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.5.nix
index 670af5c7ba9a..034a09511b2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.5.nix
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.6.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.6.nix
index 95c74a33165b..83cd1e051c6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.6.nix
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.7.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.7.nix
index 8ae29ac8d6ee..4bf7252643de 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.7.nix
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.8.nix
index e6c8d34d9c5f..0d469f733525 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.8.nix
@@ -46,12 +46,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.2.nix
index 7212513f21dc..017bd031da63 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.2.nix
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.3.nix
index 3e3a9b711cb3..aeb0f4d73ff2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.3.nix
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.4.nix
index 25f79893de19..0b75c89b8803 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.4.nix
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.5.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.5.nix
index f03e382738c4..9670d4a4fd57 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.5.nix
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.6.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.6.nix
index 337f7070099a..f971f4e5a309 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.6.nix
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.7.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.7.nix
index e1635549d541..ac060dce91d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.7.nix
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.8.nix
index 9e46872dc6d2..db79b72830d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.4.8.nix
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , enableHaddockProgram ?
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
index 7d18699c65fd..09956a38bce4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/common-hadrian.nix
@@ -162,13 +162,11 @@
   }
 
 , #  Whether to build sphinx documentation.
+  # TODO(@sternenseemann): Hadrian ignores the --docs flag if finalStage = Stage1
   enableDocs ? (
-    # Docs disabled for musl and cross because it's a large task to keep
-    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in those environments.
-    # `sphinx` pulls in among others:
-    # Ruby, Python, Perl, Rust, OpenGL, Xorg, gtk, LLVM.
-    (stdenv.targetPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform)
-    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
+    # Docs disabled if we are building on musl because it's a large task to keep
+    # all `sphinx` dependencies building in this environment.
+    !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl
   )
 
 , # Whether to disable the large address space allocator