diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/llvm.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/llvm.nix
index 54617a07573..4d8666a60cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/llvm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/llvm.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 , fetchpatch
 , debugVersion ? false
 , enableManpages ? false
-# Mesa requires AMDGPU target
-, enableTargets ? [ stdenv.hostPlatform stdenv.targetPlatform "AMDGPU" ]
 , enableSharedLibraries ? true
+# Mesa requires AMDGPU target
+# BPF is used by bcc
+, enableTargets ? [ stdenv.hostPlatform stdenv.targetPlatform "AMDGPU" "BPF" ]
 }:
 
 let
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/llvm.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/llvm.nix
index 6253162f254..fa325271876 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/llvm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/llvm.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 , enableManpages ? false
 , enableSharedLibraries ? true
 # Mesa requires AMDGPU target
-, enableTargets ? [ stdenv.hostPlatform stdenv.targetPlatform "AMDGPU" ]
+# BPF is used by bcc
+, enableTargets ? [ stdenv.hostPlatform stdenv.targetPlatform "AMDGPU" "BPF" ]
 , enablePFM ? !stdenv.isDarwin
 }: