diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/common.nix
index 536f23fe3bb2..d0179b68ebcf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/common.nix
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (cross != null) [
     (if cross.withTLS then "--with-tls" else "--without-tls")
     (if cross.float == "soft" then "--without-fp" else "--with-fp")
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (cross != null && cross.platform.kernelMajor == "2.6") [
     "--enable-kernel=2.6.0"
     "--with-__thread"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isArm [