diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upower/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upower/default.nix
index 8f244c3d645..d5dc292ac33 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upower/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/upower/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         --replace /usr/bin/dbus-send ${dbus_tools}/bin/dbus-send
     '';
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = "-lgcc_s";
+
   installFlags = "historydir=$(TMPDIR)/foo";
 
   meta = {