diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/reaction/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/reaction/package.nix
index 2a480eccee7f..3a14ac5a7add 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/reaction/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/re/reaction/package.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenv,
   nixosTests,
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitLab,
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
+  # cross compiling for linux target
+  buildInputs =
+    lib.optionals (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform && stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
+      [
+        stdenv.cc.libc
+        (stdenv.cc.libc.static or null)
+      ];
+
   checkFlags = [
     # Those time-based tests behave poorly in low-resource environments (CI...)
     "--skip=daemon::filter::tests"