diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc-2.12/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc-2.12/common.nix
index afa498ccd2a..af36787139b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc-2.12/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc-2.12/common.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     ./nix-locale-archive.patch
   ];
 
+  # Needed for glibc to build with the gnumake 3.82
+  # http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.lfs.support/31227
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i 's/ot \$/ot:\n\ttouch $@\n$/' manual/Makefile
+  '';
+
   configureFlags = [
     "-C"
     "--enable-add-ons"