diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/common.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/common.nix
index e4ad19406b72..8b3ceff890e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/common.nix
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ backendStdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
       mv pkg/builds/nsight_systems/target-linux-x64 $out/target-linux-x64
       mv pkg/builds/nsight_systems/host-linux-x64 $out/host-linux-x64
+      rm $out/host-linux-x64/libstdc++.so*
     ''}
 
     rm -f $out/tools/CUDA_Occupancy_Calculator.xls # FIXME: why?