diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/gcc-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/gcc-wrapper.sh
index d514b57e28a..51916ccdd4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/gcc-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-wrapper/gcc-wrapper.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,15 @@ if test "$dontLink" != "1"; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# As a very special hack, if the arguments are just `-v', then don't
+# add anything.  This is to prevent `gcc -v' (which normally prints
+# out the version number and returns exit code 0) from printing out
+# `No input files specified' and returning exit code 1.
+if test "$*" = "-v"; then
+    extraAfter=()
+    extraBefore=()
+fi    
+
 # Optionally print debug info.
 if test "$NIX_DEBUG" = "1"; then
   echo "original flags to @gccProg@:" >&2