diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/bpf-linker/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/bpf-linker/default.nix
index 49780a7772e4..8c5cb8863e3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/bpf-linker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/bpf-linker/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   # rust-src and `-Z build-std=core` are required to properly run the tests
   doCheck = false;
 
+  # Work around https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/166205.
+  env = lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.cc.isClang {
+    NIX_LDFLAGS = "-l${stdenv.cc.libcxx.cxxabi.libName}";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Simple BPF static linker";
     homepage = "https://github.com/aya-rs/bpf-linker";