diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/default.nix
index 2b543b9d793..6344304b84b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   linkCxxAbi = stdenv.isLinux;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/lib/libc++.a $out/lib/libc++_static.a
+    cp ${./libc++.a} $out/lib/libc++.a
+  '';
+
   setupHooks = [
     ../../../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
     ./setup-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/libc++.a b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/libc++.a
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f676948115e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++/libc++.a
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INPUT(-lc++_static -lc++abi)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++abi.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++abi.nix
index 5eeec395b97..735c5e9e743 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++abi.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/4/libc++abi.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ''
     else ''
       install -d -m 755 $out/include $out/lib
+      install -m 644 lib/libc++abi.a $out/lib
       install -m 644 lib/libc++abi.so.1.0 $out/lib
       install -m 644 ../include/cxxabi.h $out/include
       ln -s libc++abi.so.1.0 $out/lib/libc++abi.so
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/default.nix
index b182f1250e7..6dc81e10163 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   linkCxxAbi = stdenv.isLinux;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/lib/libc++.a $out/lib/libc++_static.a
+    cp ${./libc++.a} $out/lib/libc++.a
+  '';
+
   setupHooks = [
     ../../../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
     ./setup-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/libc++.a b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/libc++.a
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f676948115e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++/libc++.a
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INPUT(-lc++_static -lc++abi)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++abi.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++abi.nix
index 69970543674..227ecbeda19 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++abi.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/libc++abi.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ''
     else ''
       install -d -m 755 $out/include $out/lib
+      install -m 644 lib/libc++abi.a $out/lib
       install -m 644 lib/libc++abi.so.1.0 $out/lib
       install -m 644 ../include/cxxabi.h $out/include
       ln -s libc++abi.so.1.0 $out/lib/libc++abi.so
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/default.nix
index 3a165e9da7b..b90b6b7b58c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   linkCxxAbi = stdenv.isLinux;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/lib/libc++.a $out/lib/libc++_static.a
+    cp ${./libc++.a} $out/lib/libc++.a
+  '';
+
   setupHooks = [
     ../../../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
     ./setup-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/libc++.a b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/libc++.a
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f676948115e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++/libc++.a
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INPUT(-lc++_static -lc++abi)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++abi.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++abi.nix
index 425b00c689e..df9c784a10f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++abi.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/libc++abi.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ''
     else ''
       install -d -m 755 $out/include $out/lib
+      install -m 644 lib/libc++abi.a $out/lib
       install -m 644 lib/libc++abi.so.1.0 $out/lib
       install -m 644 ../include/cxxabi.h $out/include
       ln -s libc++abi.so.1.0 $out/lib/libc++abi.so
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/default.nix
index 76bfb34975e..f3b2f4df6cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   linkCxxAbi = stdenv.isLinux;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/lib/libc++.a $out/lib/libc++_static.a
+    cp ${./libc++.a} $out/lib/libc++.a
+  '';
+
   setupHooks = [
     ../../../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
     ./setup-hook.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/libc++.a b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/libc++.a
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f676948115e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++/libc++.a
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INPUT(-lc++_static -lc++abi)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++abi.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++abi.nix
index 7dbda6c365e..04062b83f50 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++abi.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/libc++abi.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ''
     else ''
       install -d -m 755 $out/include $out/lib
+      install -m 644 lib/libc++abi.a $out/lib
       install -m 644 lib/libc++abi.so.1.0 $out/lib
       install -m 644 ../include/cxxabi.h $out/include
       ln -s libc++abi.so.1.0 $out/lib/libc++abi.so