diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.8.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.8.nix
index e23d742b0c3..7775a17a646 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.8.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which pkgconfig patch makeWrapper ]
     ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ procps ];
   buildInputs = [ cacert pcre ]
-    ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ stdenv.glibc.out stdenv.glibc.static ];
+    ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ stdenv.cc.libc.out ]
+    ++ optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") [ stdenv.cc.libc.static ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Security Foundation ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "all" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.9.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.9.nix
index 56091791d71..f1017d4a48c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.9.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.9.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl which pkgconfig patch makeWrapper ]
     ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ procps ];
   buildInputs = [ cacert pcre ]
-    ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ stdenv.glibc.out stdenv.glibc.static ];
+    ++ optionals stdenv.isLinux [ stdenv.cc.libc.out ]
+    ++ optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") [ stdenv.cc.libc.static ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Security Foundation ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "all" ];