diff --git a/lib/systems/examples.nix b/lib/systems/examples.nix
index 0e704b7d7de0d..75578b9749454 100644
--- a/lib/systems/examples.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/examples.nix
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ rec {
   };
 
   gnu64 = { config = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"; };
+  gnu64_simplekernel = gnu64 // platforms.pc_simplekernel; # see test/cross/default.nix
   gnu32  = { config = "i686-unknown-linux-gnu"; };
 
   musl64 = { config = "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl"; };
diff --git a/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix b/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix
index 8daa03c562223..91c000595f149 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/cross/default.nix
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ let
     pkgs.pkgsMusl.stdenv
     pkgs.pkgsLLVM.stdenv
     pkgs.pkgsStatic.bash
+    #pkgs.pkgsCross.gnu64_simplekernel.bash   # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/264989
     pkgs.pkgsCross.arm-embedded.stdenv
     pkgs.pkgsCross.sheevaplug.stdenv  # for armv5tel
     pkgs.pkgsCross.raspberryPi.stdenv  # for armv6l