diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 31689022b32..91d83424901 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
     + optionalString stdenv.targetPlatform.isDarwin ''
       echo "-arch ${targetPlatform.darwinArch}" >> $out/nix-support/cc-cflags
+      echo "-m${targetPlatform.darwinPlatform}-version-min=${targetPlatform.darwinMinVersion}" >> $out/nix-support/cc-cflags-before
     ''
 
     ##