diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
index ed185b4be1a..735377ec6f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.8/default.nix
@@ -199,9 +199,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         ''
     else null;
 
-  # TODO(@Ericson2314): Make passthru instead. Weird to avoid mass rebuild,
-  crossStageStatic = targetPlatform == hostPlatform || crossStageStatic;
-  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler langJava
+  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler langJava crossStageStatic
     libcCross crossMingw;
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
index 3f13562c1b8..e202e3b7e4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.9/default.nix
@@ -208,9 +208,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         ''
     else null;
 
-  # TODO(@Ericson2314): Make passthru instead. Weird to avoid mass rebuild,
-  crossStageStatic = targetPlatform == hostPlatform || crossStageStatic;
-  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler langJava
+  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler langJava crossStageStatic
     libcCross crossMingw;
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
index 497ca40c3ae..c4c42913441 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/5/default.nix
@@ -213,9 +213,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         )
     else null;
 
-  # TODO(@Ericson2314): Make passthru instead. Weird to avoid mass rebuild,
-  crossStageStatic = targetPlatform == hostPlatform || crossStageStatic;
-  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler langJava
+  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler langJava crossStageStatic
     libcCross crossMingw;
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
index 3f5d3172d12..2137b1fb1fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/6/default.nix
@@ -217,9 +217,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         )
     else null;
 
-  # TODO(@Ericson2314): Make passthru instead. Weird to avoid mass rebuild,
-  crossStageStatic = targetPlatform == hostPlatform || crossStageStatic;
-  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler langJava
+  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler langJava crossStageStatic
     libcCross crossMingw;
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
index 30c1611f5fb..4c09f81a4d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/7/default.nix
@@ -190,9 +190,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         )
     else "");
 
-  # TODO(@Ericson2314): Make passthru instead. Weird to avoid mass rebuild,
-  crossStageStatic = targetPlatform == hostPlatform || crossStageStatic;
-  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler
+  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler crossStageStatic
     libcCross crossMingw;
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
index 727cd9cbdbd..ab9f8be70b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/8/default.nix
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         )
     else "");
 
-  # TODO(@Ericson2314): Make passthru instead. Weird to avoid mass rebuild,
-  crossStageStatic = targetPlatform == hostPlatform || crossStageStatic;
-  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler
+  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler crossStageStatic
     libcCross crossMingw;
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/builder.sh
index a3250f4021a..75e70006d74 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/builder.sh
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if test "$noSysDirs" = "1"; then
         )
     fi
 
-    if test -n "${targetConfig-}" -a "$crossStageStatic" == 1; then
+    if test "$crossStageStatic" == 1; then
         # We don't want the gcc build to assume there will be a libc providing
         # limits.h in this stagae
         makeFlagsArray+=(
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
index dd6de818117..2e6ec3af567 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/snapshot/default.nix
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         ''
     else null;
 
-  # TODO(@Ericson2314): Make passthru instead. Weird to avoid mass rebuild,
-  crossStageStatic = targetPlatform == hostPlatform || crossStageStatic;
-  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler
+  inherit noSysDirs staticCompiler crossStageStatic
     libcCross crossMingw;
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];