diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools-musl/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools-musl/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d2490acfa47..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools-musl/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{ system, bootstrapFiles, extraAttrs }:
-
-derivation ({
-  name = "bootstrap-tools";
-
-  builder = bootstrapFiles.busybox;
-
-  args = [ "ash" "-e" ./scripts/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh ];
-
-  tarball = bootstrapFiles.bootstrapTools;
-
-  inherit system;
-
-  # Needed by the GCC wrapper.
-  langC = true;
-  langCC = true;
-  isGNU = true;
-  hardeningUnsupportedFlags = [ "fortify3" "zerocallusedregs" "trivialautovarinit" ];
-} // extraAttrs)
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4450679983ff..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{ system, bootstrapFiles, extraAttrs }:
-
-derivation ({
-  name = "bootstrap-tools";
-
-  builder = bootstrapFiles.busybox;
-
-  args = [ "ash" "-e" ./scripts/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh ];
-
-  tarball = bootstrapFiles.bootstrapTools;
-
-  inherit system;
-
-  # Needed by the GCC wrapper.
-  langC = true;
-  langCC = true;
-  isGNU = true;
-  hardeningUnsupportedFlags = [
-    "fortify3"
-    "stackclashprotection"
-    "trivialautovarinit"
-    "zerocallusedregs"
-  ];
-} // extraAttrs)
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/glibc.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/glibc.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68a1438e3804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/glibc.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  system,
+  bootstrapFiles,
+  extraAttrs,
+}:
+
+derivation (
+  {
+    name = "bootstrap-tools";
+
+    builder = bootstrapFiles.busybox;
+
+    args = [
+      "ash"
+      "-e"
+      ./glibc/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
+    ];
+
+    tarball = bootstrapFiles.bootstrapTools;
+
+    inherit system;
+
+    # Needed by the GCC wrapper.
+    langC = true;
+    langCC = true;
+    isGNU = true;
+    hardeningUnsupportedFlags = [
+      "fortify3"
+      "stackclashprotection"
+      "trivialautovarinit"
+      "zerocallusedregs"
+    ];
+  }
+  // extraAttrs
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/scripts/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/glibc/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/scripts/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
rename to pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/glibc/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/musl.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/musl.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3fdcc320718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/musl.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+  system,
+  bootstrapFiles,
+  extraAttrs,
+}:
+
+derivation (
+  {
+    name = "bootstrap-tools";
+
+    builder = bootstrapFiles.busybox;
+
+    args = [
+      "ash"
+      "-e"
+      ./musl/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
+    ];
+
+    tarball = bootstrapFiles.bootstrapTools;
+
+    inherit system;
+
+    # Needed by the GCC wrapper.
+    langC = true;
+    langCC = true;
+    isGNU = true;
+    hardeningUnsupportedFlags = [
+      "fortify3"
+      "zerocallusedregs"
+      "trivialautovarinit"
+    ];
+  }
+  // extraAttrs
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools-musl/scripts/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/musl/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools-musl/scripts/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
rename to pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-tools/musl/unpack-bootstrap-tools.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index e1801abcb485..7b6718ae2d80 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ let
 
 
   # Download and unpack the bootstrap tools (coreutils, GCC, Glibc, ...).
-  bootstrapTools = (import (if localSystem.libc == "musl" then ./bootstrap-tools-musl else ./bootstrap-tools) {
+  bootstrapTools = (import (if localSystem.libc == "musl" then ./bootstrap-tools/musl.nix else ./bootstrap-tools/glibc.nix) {
     inherit system bootstrapFiles;
     extraAttrs = lib.optionalAttrs config.contentAddressedByDefault {
       __contentAddressed = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
index 192496e549d2..5796154b6b53 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ rec {
       };
     in
     if (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc") then
-    import ./bootstrap-tools {
+    import ./bootstrap-tools/glibc.nix {
       inherit (stdenv.buildPlatform) system; # Used to determine where to build
       inherit bootstrapFiles extraAttrs;
     }
     else if (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "musl") then
-    import ./bootstrap-tools-musl {
+    import ./bootstrap-tools/musl.nix {
       inherit (stdenv.buildPlatform) system; # Used to determine where to build
       inherit bootstrapFiles extraAttrs;
     }