diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lsof/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lsof/default.nix
index c1ffece5a793..37e5ae6f7105 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lsof/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/lsof/default.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configurePhase = ''
     # Stop build scripts from searching global include paths
-    export LSOF_INCLUDE=${stdenv.libc}/include
+    export LSOF_INCLUDE=${stdenv.cc.libc}/include
     ./Configure -n ${if stdenv.isDarwin then "darwin" else "linux"}
   '';