diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_26/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_26/default.nix
index 6d4ba50a9fbb..c507169cf37a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_26/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_26/default.nix
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       fetch --experimental_distdir=${distDir}
       build --copt="$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --copt="/g')"
       build --host_copt="$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --host_copt="/g')"
+      build --linkopt="$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt="/g')"
+      build --host_linkopt="$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt="/g')"
       build --linkopt="-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt="-Wl,/g')"
       build --host_linkopt="-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt="-Wl,/g')"
       build --host_javabase='@local_jdk//:jdk'
@@ -245,6 +247,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       # add the same environment vars to compile.sh
       sed -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --copt=\"$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --copt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_copt=\"$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --host_copt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
+          -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --linkopt=\"$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
+          -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_linkopt=\"$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --linkopt=\"-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt=\"-Wl,/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_linkopt=\"-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt=\"-Wl,/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_javabase='@local_jdk//:jdk' \\\\" \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_29/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_29/default.nix
index 19d33235a340..ad6e9ee44566 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_29/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_0_29/default.nix
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       fetch --distdir=${distDir}
       build --copt="$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --copt="/g')"
       build --host_copt="$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --host_copt="/g')"
+      build --linkopt="$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt="/g')"
+      build --host_linkopt="$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt="/g')"
       build --linkopt="-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt="-Wl,/g')"
       build --host_linkopt="-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt="-Wl,/g')"
       build --host_javabase='@local_jdk//:jdk'
@@ -426,6 +428,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       # add the same environment vars to compile.sh
       sed -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --copt=\"$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --copt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_copt=\"$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --host_copt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
+          -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --linkopt=\"$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
+          -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_linkopt=\"$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --linkopt=\"-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt=\"-Wl,/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_linkopt=\"-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt=\"-Wl,/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_javabase='@local_jdk//:jdk' \\\\" \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_1/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_1/default.nix
index eff8aede6c16..8dcdc71415fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_1/default.nix
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       fetch --distdir=${distDir}
       build --copt="$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --copt="/g')"
       build --host_copt="$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --host_copt="/g')"
+      build --linkopt="$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt="/g')"
+      build --host_linkopt="$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt="/g')"
       build --linkopt="-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt="-Wl,/g')"
       build --host_linkopt="-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt="-Wl,/g')"
       build --host_javabase='@local_jdk//:jdk'
@@ -426,6 +428,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       # add the same environment vars to compile.sh
       sed -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --copt=\"$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --copt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_copt=\"$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --host_copt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
+          -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --linkopt=\"$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
+          -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_linkopt=\"$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --linkopt=\"-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt=\"-Wl,/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_linkopt=\"-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt=\"-Wl,/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_javabase='@local_jdk//:jdk' \\\\" \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_3/default.nix
index 845469e1c7dd..0bfc9071d7e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/bazel_3/default.nix
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       fetch --distdir=${distDir}
       build --copt="$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --copt="/g')"
       build --host_copt="$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --host_copt="/g')"
+      build --linkopt="$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt="/g')"
+      build --host_linkopt="$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt="/g')"
       build --linkopt="-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt="-Wl,/g')"
       build --host_linkopt="-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt="-Wl,/g')"
       build --host_javabase='@local_jdk//:jdk'
@@ -438,6 +440,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       # add the same environment vars to compile.sh
       sed -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --copt=\"$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --copt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_copt=\"$(echo $NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE | sed -e 's/ /" --host_copt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
+          -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --linkopt=\"$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
+          -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_linkopt=\"$(echo $(< ${stdenv.cc}/nix-support/libcxx-ldflags) | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt=\"/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --linkopt=\"-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --linkopt=\"-Wl,/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_linkopt=\"-Wl,$(echo $NIX_LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ /" --host_linkopt=\"-Wl,/g')\" \\\\" \
           -e "/\$command \\\\$/a --host_javabase='@local_jdk//:jdk' \\\\" \