diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/stfl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/stfl/default.nix
index 1430c3aa9c2..8a8680a498a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/stfl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/stfl/default.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildPhase = ''
     sed -i s/gcc/cc/g Makefile
     sed -i s%ncursesw/ncurses.h%ncurses.h% stfl_internals.h
-  '' + ( stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc != "glibc") ''
     sed -i 's/LDLIBS += -lncursesw/LDLIBS += -lncursesw -liconv/' Makefile
+  '' + ( stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     sed -i s/-soname/-install_name/ Makefile
   '' ) + ''
     make