diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/uid_wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/uid_wrapper/default.nix
index 0675ec68b4e..35d7f53173f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/uid_wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/uid_wrapper/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ (stdenv.cc.libc.out or null) ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "a wrapper for the user, group and hosts NSS API";