diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libndtypes/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libndtypes/default.nix
index 685518efbd2..925154e1d45 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libndtypes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libndtypes/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0dpvv13mrid8l5zkjlz18qvirz3nr0v98agx9bcvkqbiahlfgjli";
   };
 
-  makeFlags = [ "CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS='-shared'" ];
+  # Override linker with cc (symlink to either gcc or clang)
+  # Library expects to use cc for linking
+  configureFlags = [ "LD=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc" ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Dynamic types for data description and in-memory computations";
@@ -22,4 +24,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = lib.licenses.bsdOriginal;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ costrouc ];
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxnd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxnd/default.nix
index c99c3f42bfc..6b9375c7381 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxnd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxnd/default.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ libndtypes ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "XND_INCLUDE='-I${libndtypes}/include'"
-                     "XND_LINK='-L${libndtypes}/lib'" ];
-
-  makeFlags = [ "CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS='-shared'" ];
+  # Override linker with cc (symlink to either gcc or clang)
+  # Library expects to use cc for linking
+  configureFlags = [ "LD=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc" ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "General container that maps a wide range of Python values directly to memory";