diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix
index f1b8a006ecf..631cd50dd68 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/zlib/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     fi
   '';
 
+  # As zlib takes part in the stdenv building, we don't want references
+  # to the bootstrap-tools libgcc (as uses to happen on arm/mips)
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-static-libgcc";
+
   crossAttrs = {
     dontStrip = if static then true else false;
   } // (if stdenv.cross.libc == "msvcrt" then {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
index 0dcf46397a0..59082aa2f27 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  # As binutils takes part in the stdenv building, we don't want references
+  # to the bootstrap-tools libgcc (as uses to happen on arm/mips)
+  NIX_LDFLAGS = "-static-libgcc";
+
   configureFlags = "--disable-werror" # needed for dietlibc build
       + stdenv.lib.optionalString (stdenv.system == "mips64-linux")
         " --enable-fix-loongson2f-nop"