diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
index eb29e7d914c..257ade40727 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf5/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv
 , fetchurl
+, gcc
+, removeReferencesTo
 , cpp ? false
 , gfortran ? null
 , zlib ? null
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     inherit mpi;
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ removeReferencesTo ];
+
   buildInputs = []
     ++ optional (gfortran != null) gfortran
     ++ optional (szip != null) szip;
@@ -47,6 +51,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   patches = [./bin-mv.patch];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    find "$out" -type f -exec remove-references-to -t ${stdenv.cc} '{}' +
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data";
     longDescription = ''