diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh
index b19f2dc067c..c79680712ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ then
     ln -sv g++ $out/bin/c++
 fi
 
-mkGccWrapper $out/bin/cpp $gccPath/cpp
+mkGccWrapper $out/bin/cpp $gccPath/cpp || true
 
 if mkGccWrapper $out/bin/gfortran $gccPath/gfortran
 then