diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/daemon/default.nix
index 29f976998d5..c419824f969 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/daemon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/daemon/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0b17zzl7bqnkn7a4pr3l6fxqfmxfld7izphrab5nvhc4wzng4spn";
   };
 
-  makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
+  makeFlags = [
+    "PREFIX=$(out)"
+    "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [ perl ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {