diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/nss_wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/nss_wrapper/default.nix
index b0595e61e65..4eab7a683af 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/nss_wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/nss_wrapper/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1jka6d873vhvfr7k378xvgxmbpka87w33iq6b91ynwg36pz53ifw";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
+  buildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig (stdenv.cc.libc.out or null) ];
+  # outputs TODO: missing glibc.out might become a general problem
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A wrapper for the user, group and hosts NSS API";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/socket_wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/socket_wrapper/default.nix
index 1344ad18d09..4804adc82e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/socket_wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/socket_wrapper/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0b3sfjy7418gg52qkdblfi5x57g4m44n7434xhacz9isyl5m52vn";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
+  buildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig (stdenv.cc.libc.out or null) ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "a library passing all socket communications through unix sockets";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/uid_wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/uid_wrapper/default.nix
index b19d404bee2..6d6aaed79a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/uid_wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/uid_wrapper/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1wb71lliw56pmks3vm9m3ndf8hqnyw9iyppy1nyl80msi4ssq5jj";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
+  buildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig (stdenv.cc.libc.out or null) ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "a wrapper for the user, group and hosts NSS API";