diff --git a/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix b/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix
index fcb7a7ca..3dbd8aa1 100644
--- a/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/by-name/moby/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   sane.programs.blueberry.enableFor.user.colin = false;  # bluetooth manager: doesn't cross compile!
   sane.programs.dialect.enableFor.user.colin = false;  # drags in 700MB of x86 dependencies (e.g. gtk4)
   sane.programs.mercurial.enableFor.user.colin = false;  # does not cross compile
+  sane.programs.nvme-cli.enableFor.system = false;  # does not cross compile (libhugetlbfs)
   sane.programs.sequoia.enableFor.user.colin = false;
   sane.programs.tuiApps.enableFor.user.colin = false;  # visidata, others, don't compile well
   # disabled for faster deploys
diff --git a/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix b/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
index 18e12a07..a2aee9a5 100644
--- a/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
     copy_bin_and_libs ${pkgs.util-linux}/bin/{cfdisk,lsblk,lscpu}
     copy_bin_and_libs ${pkgs.gptfdisk}/bin/{cgdisk,gdisk}
     copy_bin_and_libs ${pkgs.smartmontools}/bin/smartctl
-    copy_bin_and_libs ${pkgs.nvme-cli}/bin/nvme
     copy_bin_and_libs ${pkgs.e2fsprogs}/bin/resize2fs
+  '' + lib.optionalString pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64 ''
+    copy_bin_and_libs ${pkgs.nvme-cli}/bin/nvme  # doesn't cross compile
   '';
   boot.kernelParams = [
     "boot.shell_on_fail"