diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
index 0932eb1191f..d568fa75caa 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [pkgconfig libuuid];
 
+  crossAttrs = {
+    preConfigure = ''
+      export CC=$crossConfig-gcc
+    '';
+  };
+
   # libuuid, libblkid, uuidd and fsck are in util-linux-ng (the "libuuid" dependency).
   configureFlags = "--enable-elf-shlibs --disable-libuuid --disable-libblkid --disable-uuidd --disable-fsck";