diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/plugins.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/plugins.nix
index c5622f0c63c..ed3a58f62db 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/plugins.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv
+{ stdenv, gcc
 , jshon
 , glib
 , nspr
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ let
       ! find -iname '*.so' -exec ldd {} + | grep 'not found'
     '';
 
-    PATCH_RPATH = mkrpath [ stdenv.cc.cc glib nspr nss ];
+    PATCH_RPATH = mkrpath [ gcc.cc glib nspr nss ];
 
     patchPhase = ''
       chmod +x libwidevinecdm.so libwidevinecdmadapter.so
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ let
 
     patchPhase = ''
       chmod +x libpepflashplayer.so
-      patchelf --set-rpath "${mkrpath [ stdenv.cc.cc ]}" libpepflashplayer.so
+      patchelf --set-rpath "${mkrpath [ gcc.cc ]}" libpepflashplayer.so
     '';
 
     doCheck = true;