diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
index a1bd7eac1536..298352421931 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/gimp/plugins/default.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ stdenv.lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
       url = https://ftp.gimp.org/pub/gimp/plug-ins/v2.6/gap/gimp-gap-2.6.0.tar.bz2;
       sha256 = "1jic7ixcmsn4kx2cn32nc5087rk6g8xsrz022xy11yfmgvhzb0ql";
     };
+    NIX_LDFLAGS = [ "-lm" ];
     patchPhase = ''
       sed -e 's,^\(GIMP_PLUGIN_DIR=\).*,\1'"$out/${gimp.name}-plugins", \
        -e 's,^\(GIMP_DATA_DIR=\).*,\1'"$out/share/${gimp.name}", -i configure