diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustc.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustc.nix
index 668046ac12b..eb0304aca18 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustc.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/rust/rustc.nix
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # use it for the normal build. This disables cmake in Nix.
   dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
-  depsBuildBuild = [ pkg-config ];
+  depsBuildBuild = [ pkgsBuildHost.stdenv.cc pkg-config ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     file python3 rustPlatform.rust.rustc cmake