diff --git a/mk/platform.mk b/mk/platform.mk
index fe960dedf..22c114a20 100644
--- a/mk/platform.mk
+++ b/mk/platform.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ ifdef HOST_OS
     HOST_SOLARIS = 1
     HOST_UNIX = 1
   endif
+  ifeq ($(HOST_KERNEL), gnu)
+    HOST_HURD = 1
+    HOST_UNIX = 1
+  endif
 endif
diff --git a/src/libutil/current-process.cc b/src/libutil/current-process.cc
index c2b1ac500..0bc46d746 100644
--- a/src/libutil/current-process.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/current-process.cc
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ std::optional<Path> getSelfExe()
 {
     static auto cached = []() -> std::optional<Path>
     {
-        #if __linux__
+        #if __linux__ || __GNU__
         return readLink("/proc/self/exe");
         #elif __APPLE__
         char buf[1024];
diff --git a/tests/unit/libutil/tests.cc b/tests/unit/libutil/tests.cc
index 8a3ca8561..2b73d323b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/libutil/tests.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/libutil/tests.cc
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 # define FS_ROOT FS_SEP
 #endif
 
+#ifndef PATH_MAX
+# define PATH_MAX 4096
+#endif
+
 namespace nix {
 
 /* ----------- tests for util.hh ------------------------------------------------*/