diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libunwind/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libunwind/default.nix
index bda9001f913..89ca036eeed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libunwind/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libunwind/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
-  postPatch = if stdenv.cc.isClang then ''
+  postPatch = if (stdenv.cc.isClang || stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic) then ''
     substituteInPlace configure.ac --replace "-lgcc_s" ""
   '' else lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl ''
     substituteInPlace configure.ac --replace "-lgcc_s" "-lgcc_eh"