diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
index c6abd6281d2..e43c1609edb 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/setup-hook.sh
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ export ${role}CC=@named_cc@
 export ${role}CXX=@named_cxx@
 
 for CMD in \
-    cpp \
     ar as nm objcopy ranlib strip strings size ld windres
 do
     if