diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index 80ce415ca80..dbf877ebaeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 , glib, kbd
 }:
 
+assert stdenv.gcc.libc or null != null;
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "systemd-186";
+  name = "systemd-187";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0zmj8r7a1xb5f3lvyfgw7095rq3yvr0ibw1730j54blm07sh3hmj";
+    sha256 = "1m7fzcqqgwqdjrrdp41i81q6y0cgjbknrznsvjqwh7nc027k6fqs";
   };
 
   buildInputs =
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-DKBD_LOADKEYS=\"${kbd}/bin/loadkeys\" -DKBD_SETFONT=\"${kbd}/bin/setfont\"";
 
+  makeFlags = "CPPFLAGS=-I${stdenv.gcc.libc}/include";
+
   installFlags = "localstatedir=$(TMPDIR)/var sysconfdir=$(out)/etc";
 
   # Get rid of configuration-specific data.