diff --git a/pkgs/baseenv/ld-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/baseenv/ld-wrapper.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6a2fe74c5e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/baseenv/ld-wrapper.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+IFS=" "
+extra=($NIX_CFLAGS_LINK $NIX_LDFLAGS)
+if test "$NIX_STRIP_DEBUG" == "1"; then
+    extra=(${extra[@]} -s)
+fi
+
+if test "$NIX_DEBUG" == "1"; then
+  echo "extra flags to @LD@:" >&2
+  for i in ${extra[@]}; do
+      echo "  $i" >&2
+  done
+fi
+
+IFS=
+exec $NIX_LD $@ ${extra[@]}