diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/csound/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/csound/default.nix
index afca63a2a8a..6e2ba7cfd16 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/csound/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/csound/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [ cmake libsndfile flex bison alsaLib libpulseaudio tcltk ];
 
+  NIX_LDFLAGS="-L${stdenv.cc.libc.out}/lib";
+
   meta = {
     description = "sound design, audio synthesis, and signal processing system, providing facilities for music composition and performance on all major operating systems and platforms";
     homepage = http://www.csounds.com/;