diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/ts/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/ts/default.nix
index 97b35378673..cce18b5d54b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/ts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/ts/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl,
-sendmailPath ? "/run/wrappers/bin/sendmail" }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl
+, sendmailPath ? "/run/wrappers/bin/sendmail"
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
@@ -7,10 +8,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   installPhase=''make install "PREFIX=$out"'';
 
-  crossAttrs = {
-    makeFlags = "CC=${stdenv.cross.config}-gcc";
-  };
-
   patchPhase = ''
     sed -i s,/usr/sbin/sendmail,${sendmailPath}, mail.c ts.1
   '';