diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/ccache/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/ccache/default.nix
index c5cb277c256..ae7ecad7ea1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/ccache/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/ccache/default.nix
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@ let ccache = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
-  passthru = let
-      unwrappedCC = stdenv.cc.cc;
-    in {
+  passthru = {
     # A derivation that provides gcc and g++ commands, but that
     # will end up calling ccache for the given cacheDir
-    links = extraConfig: stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+    links = {unwrappedCC, extraConfig}: stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       name = "ccache-links";
       passthru = {
         isClang = unwrappedCC.isClang or false;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 52fcdb2167d..03ae106c481 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9009,8 +9009,8 @@ in
   #     };
   # You can use a different directory, but whichever directory you choose
   # should be owned by user root, group nixbld with permissions 0770.
-  ccacheWrapper = makeOverridable ({ extraConfig ? "" }:
-     wrapCC (ccache.links extraConfig)) {};
+  ccacheWrapper = makeOverridable ({ extraConfig ? "", unwrappedCC ? stdenv.cc.cc }:
+     wrapCC (ccache.links {inherit unwrappedCC extraConfig;})) {};
   ccacheStdenv = lowPrio (overrideCC stdenv buildPackages.ccacheWrapper);
 
   cccc = callPackage ../development/tools/analysis/cccc { };