diff --git a/nix/pkgs.nix b/nix/pkgs.nix
index a8e3292474..9b178f42cb 100644
--- a/nix/pkgs.nix
+++ b/nix/pkgs.nix
@@ -17,9 +17,20 @@ let
 
   # Override some packages and utilities
   pkgsOverlay = import ./overlay.nix;
+
+  # Fix for lack of Android SDK for M1 Macs.
+  systemOverride = let
+    inherit (builtins) currentSystem getEnv;
+    envSystemOverride = getEnv "NIXPKGS_SYSTEM_OVERRIDE";
+  in
+    if envSystemOverride != "" then
+      envSystemOverride
+    else
+      currentSystem;
 in
   # import nixpkgs with a config override
   (import nixpkgsSrc) {
     config = defaultConfig // config;
+    system = systemOverride;
     overlays = [ pkgsOverlay ];
   }
diff --git a/nix/pkgs/android-sdk/compose.nix b/nix/pkgs/android-sdk/compose.nix
index 3f9e3c18c9..259daea044 100644
--- a/nix/pkgs/android-sdk/compose.nix
+++ b/nix/pkgs/android-sdk/compose.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 # for the Android development environment.
 #
 
-{ androidenv }:
+{ androidenv, lib, stdenv }:
+
+assert lib.assertMsg (stdenv.system != "aarch64-darwin")
+  "aarch64-darwin not supported for Android SDK. Use: NIXPKGS_SYSTEM_OVERRIDE=x86_64-darwin";
 
 # The "android-sdk-license" license is accepted
 # by setting android_sdk.accept_license = true.
diff --git a/nix/scripts/build.sh b/nix/scripts/build.sh
index 2c9cea1c6d..d9dd8f656a 100755
--- a/nix/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/nix/scripts/build.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ cleanup() {
 
 # If you want to clean after every build set _NIX_CLEAN=true
 if [[ -n "${_NIX_CLEAN}" ]]; then
-    trap cleanup EXIT ERR INT QUIT
+  trap cleanup EXIT ERR INT QUIT
 fi
 
 # build output will end up under /nix, we have to extract it
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ if [[ -z "${TARGET}" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# Hack fix for missing Android SDK for aarch64 on Darwin. See systemOverride in `nix/pkgs.nix`.
+if [[ "${TARGET}" =~ ^(targets.status-go.mobile.android|targets.mobile.android.release)$ ]]; then
+  os=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+  export NIXPKGS_SYSTEM_OVERRIDE="x86_64-${os}"
+fi
+
 # Some defaults flags, --pure could be optional in the future.
 # NOTE: The --keep-failed flag can be used for debugging issues.
 nixOpts=(
diff --git a/nix/scripts/shell.sh b/nix/scripts/shell.sh
index 4c61a21ef6..0a64e1d182 100755
--- a/nix/scripts/shell.sh
+++ b/nix/scripts/shell.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-#
 # This script is used by the Makefile to have an implicit nix-shell.
 # The following environment variables modify the script behavior:
 # - TARGET: This attribute is passed via --attr to Nix, defining the scope.
@@ -64,6 +63,12 @@ if [[ -n "${_NIX_PURE}" ]]; then
     pureDesc='pure '
 fi
 
+# Hack fix for missing Android SDK for aarch64 on Darwin. See systemOverride in `nix/pkgs.nix`.
+if [[ "${TARGET}" =~ ^(android-sdk|android|gradle|keytool|status-go)$ ]]; then
+    os=$(uname -s | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    export NIXPKGS_SYSTEM_OVERRIDE="x86_64-${os}"
+fi
+
 echo -e "${GRN}Configuring ${pureDesc}Nix shell for target '${TARGET}'...${RST}" 1>&2
 
 # Save derivation from being garbage collected