diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index 9d024b539d83d..91b57676abca3 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -33,10 +33,8 @@ let
   kernelSupportsRust = lib.versionAtLeast version "6.7";
 
   # Currently only enabling Rust by default on kernel 6.12+,
-  # which actually has features that use Rust that we want,
-  # and only on x86_64, because of a nixpkgs rustc issue:
-  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/315121#issuecomment-2135805876
-  defaultRust = lib.versionAtLeast version "6.12" && stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64;
+  # which actually has features that use Rust that we want.
+  defaultRust = lib.versionAtLeast version "6.12" && (stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64 || stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64);
   withRust = (forceRust || defaultRust) && kernelSupportsRust;
 
   options = {