diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index 088e0683572..a0def65d531 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     ${if cross == null
       then if stdenv.isDarwin
         then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${darwin.usr-include}"
-        else " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.libc}/include"
+        else " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.cc.libc}/include"
       else ""}
     ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
     ${if cross == null && stdenv.isi686 then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
index 1db7dadb1e3..4b53bc35599 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     ${if cross == null
       then if stdenv.isDarwin
         then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${darwin.usr-include}"
-        else " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.libc}/include"
+        else " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.cc.libc}/include"
       else ""}
     ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
     ${if cross == null && stdenv.isi686 then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
index c1db89d7c38..3d75c0e76da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     ${if cross == null
       then if stdenv.isDarwin
         then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${darwin.usr-include}"
-        else " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.libc}/include"
+        else " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.cc.libc}/include"
       else ""}
     ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
     ${if cross == null && stdenv.isi686 then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
index 530d835620a..b6b6b32703d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     ${if cross == null
       then if stdenv.isDarwin
         then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${darwin.usr-include}"
-        else " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.libc}/include"
+        else " --with-native-system-header-dir=${getDev stdenv.cc.libc}/include"
       else ""}
     ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
     ${if cross == null && stdenv.isi686 then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}