diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/common.nix
index 6e409158f0b..2333e42246b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.13/common.nix
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
      then "--enable-profile"
      else "--disable-profile")
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (cross == null && kernelHeaders != null) [
-    "--enable-kernel=${kernelHeaders.versionForGlibc}"
+    "--enable-kernel=2.6.35"
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (cross != null) [
     (if cross.withTLS then "--with-tls" else "--without-tls")
     (if cross.float == "soft" then "--without-fp" else "--with-fp")
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.16/common.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.16/common.nix
index 5624be5b549..84bbefee840 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.16/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/2.16/common.nix
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
        then "--enable-profile"
        else "--disable-profile")
     ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (cross == null && kernelHeaders != null) [
-      "--enable-kernel=${kernelHeaders.versionForGlibc}"
+      "--enable-kernel=2.6.35"
     ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (cross != null) [
       (if cross.withTLS then "--with-tls" else "--without-tls")
       (if cross.float == "soft" then "--without-fp" else "--with-fp")