diff --git a/lib/systems/default.nix b/lib/systems/default.nix
index 9939743157e7..f6832945a23d 100644
--- a/lib/systems/default.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ rec {
       system = parse.doubleFromSystem final.parsed;
       config = parse.tripleFromSystem final.parsed;
       # Just a guess, based on `system`
-      platform = platforms.selectBySystem final.system;
+      platform = platforms.select final;
       # Determine whether we are compatible with the provided CPU
       isCompatible = platform: parse.isCompatible final.parsed.cpu platform.parsed.cpu;
       # Derived meta-data
diff --git a/lib/systems/platforms.nix b/lib/systems/platforms.nix
index 42d9809fd7d0..a01f167a02b6 100644
--- a/lib/systems/platforms.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/platforms.nix
@@ -469,17 +469,22 @@ rec {
     '';
   };
 
-  selectBySystem = system: {
-      i486-linux = pc32;
-      i586-linux = pc32;
-      i686-linux = pc32;
-      x86_64-linux = pc64;
-      armv5tel-linux = sheevaplug;
-      armv6l-linux = raspberrypi;
-      armv7a-linux = armv7l-hf-multiplatform;
-      armv7l-linux = armv7l-hf-multiplatform;
-      aarch64-linux = aarch64-multiplatform;
-      mipsel-linux = fuloong2f_n32;
-      powerpc64le-linux = powernv;
-    }.${system} or pcBase;
+  select = platform:
+    # x86
+    /**/ if platform.isx86_32 then pc32
+    else if platform.isx86_64 then pc64
+
+    # ARM
+    else if platform.isAarch32 then let
+      version = platform.parsed.cpu.version or "";
+      in     if lib.versionOlder version "6" then sheevaplug
+        else if lib.versionOlder version "7" then raspberrypi
+        else armv7l-hf-multiplatform
+    else if platform.isAarch64 then aarch64-multiplatform
+
+    else if platform.parsed.cpu == lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.mipsel then fuloong2f_n32
+
+    else if platform.parsed.cpu == lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.powerpc64le then powernv
+
+    else pcBase;
 }