diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh
index e8dd5fa277f..b9a811dd747 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/builder.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ if test -n "$nativeTools"; then
     gccPath="$nativePrefix/bin"
     ldPath="$nativePrefix/bin"
 else
+    if test -e "$gcc/lib64"; then
+        ldflags="$ldflags -L$gcc/lib64"
+    fi
     ldflags="$ldflags -L$gcc/lib"
     gccPath="$gcc/bin"
     ldPath="$binutils/bin"
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
index 7a7ea822691..1739d8dcae5 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ addCVars () {
         export NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="$NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE -I$1/include"
     fi
 
+    if test -d $1/lib64; then
+        export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -L$1/lib64"
+    fi
+
     if test -d $1/lib; then
         export NIX_LDFLAGS="$NIX_LDFLAGS -L$1/lib"
     fi