diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index fd80e8bb786..8f8ceb04352 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ let
   # eventually.
   inherit __overrides pkgs;
 
+  # Make some arguments passed to all-packages.nix available
+  inherit system stdenvType platform;
+
 
   # We use `callPackage' to be able to omit function arguments that
   # can be obtained from `pkgs' or `pkgs.xorg' (i.e. `defaultScope').