diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 35a5e90583b8..0c624a1454a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   crossAttrs = {
     shell = shell.crossDrv + shell.crossDrv.shellPath;
-    libc = stdenv.ccCross.libc;
   };
 
   meta =
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper-old/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper-old/default.nix
index a87c726e0a8b..f8a7c62edc73 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper-old/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper-old/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   crossAttrs = {
     shell = shell.crossDrv + shell.crossDrv.shellPath;
-    libc = stdenv.ccCross.libc;
     coreutils = coreutils.crossDrv;
     binutils = binutils.crossDrv;
     gcc = gcc.crossDrv;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix
index 67981ad1056e..69197b923c38 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.5/default.nix
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     NM_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-nm";
     CXX_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-g++";
     # If we are making a cross compiler, cross != null
-    NIX_CC_CROSS = if targetPlatform == hostPlatform then "${stdenv.ccCross}" else "";
+    NIX_CC_CROSS = optionalString (targetPlatform == hostPlatform) builtins.toString stdenv.cc;
     dontStrip = true;
     configureFlags = ''
       ${if enableMultilib then "" else "--disable-multilib"}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index de9d3165b55e..38ff23f86a6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     NM_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-nm";
     CXX_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-g++";
     # If we are making a cross compiler, cross != null
-    NIX_CC_CROSS = if targetPlatform == hostPlatform then "${stdenv.ccCross}" else "";
+    NIX_CC_CROSS = optionalString (targetPlatform == hostPlatform) builtins.toString stdenv.cc;
     dontStrip = true;
     configureFlags = ''
       ${if enableMultilib then "" else "--disable-multilib"}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
index c5bebdf33003..04e67e44f773 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     NM_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-nm";
     CXX_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-g++";
     # If we are making a cross compiler, cross != null
-    NIX_CC_CROSS = if targetPlatform == hostPlatform then "${stdenv.ccCross}" else "";
+    NIX_CC_CROSS = optionalString (targetPlatform == hostPlatform) builtins.toString stdenv.cc;
     dontStrip = true;
     configureFlags = ''
       ${if enableMultilib then "" else "--disable-multilib"}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
index b4a74300d366..d4692c777514 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     NM_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-nm";
     CXX_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-g++";
     # If we are making a cross compiler, cross != null
-    NIX_CC_CROSS = if targetPlatform == hostPlatform then "${stdenv.ccCross}" else "";
+    NIX_CC_CROSS = optionalString (targetPlatform == hostPlatform) builtins.toString stdenv.cc;
     dontStrip = true;
     configureFlags = ''
       ${if enableMultilib then "" else "--disable-multilib"}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
index 057acf9794e7..c439703fa8e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     NM_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-nm";
     CXX_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-g++";
     # If we are making a cross compiler, cross != null
-    NIX_CC_CROSS = if targetPlatform == hostPlatform then "${stdenv.ccCross}" else "";
+    NIX_CC_CROSS = optionalString (targetPlatform == hostPlatform) builtins.toString stdenv.cc;
     dontStrip = true;
     configureFlags = ''
       ${if enableMultilib then "" else "--disable-multilib"}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
index bb2c9d8a5c09..f3d8d27d90c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     NM_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-nm";
     CXX_FOR_TARGET = "${targetPlatform.config}-g++";
     # If we are making a cross compiler, cross != null
-    NIX_CC_CROSS = if targetPlatform == hostPlatform then "${stdenv.ccCross}" else "";
+    NIX_CC_CROSS = optionalString (targetPlatform == hostPlatform) builtins.toString stdenv.cc;
     dontStrip = true;
     configureFlags = ''
       ${if enableMultilib then "" else "--disable-multilib"}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index 70200b2fa01b..f199048353c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -101,26 +101,26 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   '';
 
   configureFlags = [
-    "CC=${stdenv.ccCross}/bin/${cross.config}-cc"
-    "LD=${stdenv.binutils}/bin/${cross.config}-ld"
-    "AR=${stdenv.binutils}/bin/${cross.config}-ar"
-    "NM=${stdenv.binutils}/bin/${cross.config}-nm"
-    "RANLIB=${stdenv.binutils}/bin/${cross.config}-ranlib"
+    "CC=${stdenv.cc}/bin/${cross.config}-cc"
+    "LD=${stdenv.cc}/bin/${cross.config}-ld"
+    "AR=${stdenv.cc}/bin/${cross.config}-ar"
+    "NM=${stdenv.cc}/bin/${cross.config}-nm"
+    "RANLIB=${stdenv.cc}/bin/${cross.config}-ranlib"
     "--target=${cross.config}"
     "--enable-bootstrap-with-devel-snapshot"
   ] ++
     # fix for iOS: https://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/4ttdz1/building_an_osxi386_to_iosarm64_cross_compiler/d5qvd67/
     lib.optional (cross.config or null == "aarch64-apple-darwin14") "--disable-large-address-space";
 
-  buildInputs = commonBuildInputs ++ [ stdenv.ccCross stdenv.binutils ];
+  buildInputs = commonBuildInputs;
 
   configurePlatforms = [];
 
   passthru = {
     inherit bootPkgs cross;
 
-    cc = "${stdenv.ccCross}/bin/${cross.config}-cc";
+    cc = "${stdenv.cc}/bin/${cross.config}-cc";
 
-    ld = "${stdenv.binutils}/bin/${cross.config}-ld";
+    ld = "${stdenv.cc}/bin/${cross.config}-ld";
   };
 })