diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
index 8e55da2052c5..4d377bb93cbe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glibc/default.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ in
       fi
 
       # Get rid of more unnecessary stuff.
-      rm -rf $out/var $out/bin/sln
+      rm -rf $out/var $bin/bin/sln
 
       # For some reason these aren't stripped otherwise and retain reference
       # to bootstrap-tools; on cross-arm this stripping would break objects.