diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
index 7007b1b0065..cd28c8274a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ let
       ARCH_BIG_ENDIAN n
       ARCH_WANTS_BIG_ENDIAN n
       ARCH_WANTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN y
+      LINUXTHREADS_OLD y
     '';
   };
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ let
       ARCH_BIG_ENDIAN n
       ARCH_WANTS_BIG_ENDIAN n
       ARCH_WANTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN y
+      LINUXTHREADS_OLD y
     '';
   };
 in {