diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse-classic/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse-classic/default.nix
index e25f6b9c71c..f2783409f35 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse-classic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/eclipse-classic/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 , jre
 }:
 
+assert stdenv ? glibc;
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "eclipse-3.4.2";
   src = if stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux" then