diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index 00a545ed3f5..3235fb3b95c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace src/basic/path-util.h --replace "@defaultPathNormal@" "${placeholder "out"}/bin/"
+    substituteInPlace src/boot/efi/meson.build \
+      --replace \
+      "find_program('ld'" \
+      "find_program('${stdenv.cc.bintools.targetPrefix}ld'" \
+      --replace \
+      "find_program('objcopy'" \
+      "find_program('${stdenv.cc.bintools.targetPrefix}objcopy'"
   '';
 
   outputs = [ "out" "lib" "man" "dev" ];