diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/fpc/lazarus.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/fpc/lazarus.nix
index ef3d962d7d18..06c4f6bbe2b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/fpc/lazarus.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/fpc/lazarus.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
   preBuild = ''
     export makeFlags="$makeFlags LAZARUS_INSTALL_DIR=$out/lazarus/ INSTALL_PREFIX=$out/"
-    export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -lXi -lX11 -lglib-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lc -lXext -lpango-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lcairo -lgcc_s"
+    export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -L${stdenv.cc.cc}/lib -lXi -lX11 -lglib-2.0 -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -lc -lXext -lpango-1.0 -latk-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lcairo -lgcc_s"
     export LCL_PLATFORM=gtk2
     mkdir -p $out/share "$out/lazarus"
     tar xf ${fpc.src} --strip-components=1 -C $out/share -m