diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index 49edc002bec..b39bef7cb2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     ++ optional (singleBinary != false)
       ("--enable-single-binary" + optionalString (isString singleBinary) "=${singleBinary}")
     ++ optional withOpenssl "--with-openssl"
+    ++ optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux "ac_cv_func_lchmod=no"
     ++ optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isSunOS "ac_cv_func_inotify_init=no"
     ++ optional withPrefix "--program-prefix=g"
     ++ optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform && stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") [