diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gevent/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gevent/default.nix
index 195255e652b7..27ff94c13f8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gevent/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gevent/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals (!isPyPy) [ greenlet ];
 
-  env = lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.cc.isGNU {
+  env = {
+    GEVENTSETUP_EMBED = "0";
+  }
+  // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.cc.isGNU {
     NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types";
   };
 
@@ -72,8 +75,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   }
   // lib.filterAttrs (k: v: lib.hasInfix "gevent" k) python.pkgs;
 
-  GEVENTSETUP_EMBED = "0";
-
   meta = {
     description = "Coroutine-based networking library";
     homepage = "http://www.gevent.org/";