diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
index 0108214a56e..0f580baba33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/common.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 , python3Minimal
 }:
 
-{ name
+{ pname
 , withLinuxHeaders ? false
 , profilingLibraries ? false
 , withGd ? false
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ assert withLinuxHeaders -> linuxHeaders != null;
 assert withGd -> gd != null && libpng != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation ({
-  inherit version;
+  version = version + patchSuffix;
   linuxHeaders = if withLinuxHeaders then linuxHeaders else null;
 
   inherit (stdenv) is64bit;
@@ -186,15 +186,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   # prevent a retained dependency on the bootstrap tools in the stdenv-linux
   # bootstrap.
   BASH_SHELL = "/bin/sh";
-
-  passthru = { inherit version; };
 }
 
 // (removeAttrs args [ "withLinuxHeaders" "withGd" ]) //
 
 {
-  name = name + "-${version}${patchSuffix}";
-
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/glibc/glibc-${version}.tar.xz";
     inherit sha256;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
index 9043c8fd0d4..caaacfe4f43 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let
 in
 
 callPackage ./common.nix { inherit stdenv; } {
-    name = "glibc" + lib.optionalString withGd "-gd";
+    pname = "glibc" + lib.optionalString withGd "-gd";
 
     inherit withLinuxHeaders profilingLibraries withGd;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/info.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/info.nix
index 5cb004cc870..7c4f3f63bf1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/info.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/info.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { callPackage, texinfo, perl }:
 
 callPackage ./common.nix {} {
-  name = "glibc-info";
+  pname = "glibc-info";
 
   outputs = [ "out" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/locales.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/locales.nix
index 238cebf6209..325e0d09936 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/locales.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/locales.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 }:
 
 callPackage ./common.nix { inherit stdenv; } {
-  name = "glibc-locales";
+  pname = "glibc-locales";
 
   builder = ./locales-builder.sh;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index 816f0865fa7..63a37d54547 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ in
       # create a dummy Glibc here, which will be used in the stdenv of
       # stage1.
       ${localSystem.libc} = self.stdenv.mkDerivation {
-        name = "bootstrap-stage0-${localSystem.libc}";
+        pname = "bootstrap-stage0-${localSystem.libc}";
+        version = "bootstrap";
         buildCommand = ''
           mkdir -p $out
           ln -s ${bootstrapTools}/lib $out/lib