diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 99765694f..d226e65e2 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-build --host_platform=@io_tweag_rules_nixpkgs//nixpkgs/constraints:linux_x86_64_nixpkgs
+build --host_platform=@io_tweag_rules_nixpkgs//nixpkgs/platforms:host
diff --git a/nixpkgs/constraints/BUILD.bazel b/nixpkgs/constraints/BUILD.bazel
index 36fb41f3d..66625309b 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/constraints/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/nixpkgs/constraints/BUILD.bazel
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ platform(
         "@platforms//os:linux",
         "@io_tweag_rules_nixpkgs//nixpkgs/constraints:nixpkgs",
     ],
+    deprecation = "Use @io_tweag_rules_nixpkgs//platforms:host instead.",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
@@ -30,5 +31,6 @@ platform(
         "@platforms//os:osx",
         "@io_tweag_rules_nixpkgs//nixpkgs/constraints:nixpkgs",
     ],
+    deprecation = "Use @io_tweag_rules_nixpkgs//platforms:host instead.",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
diff --git a/nixpkgs/platforms/BUILD.bazel b/nixpkgs/platforms/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d574b24c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixpkgs/platforms/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+platform(
+    name = "host",
+    constraint_values = ["@io_tweag_rules_nixpkgs//nixpkgs/constraints:support_nix"],
+    parents = ["@local_config_platform//:host"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)