diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/tor/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/tor/default.nix
index c56f9454fcd..7b022bc875c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/tor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/tor/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ libevent openssl zlib ];
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = "-lgcc_s";
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {