diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix
index 5f0a69583a18..20c34c1f4506 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/9/default.nix
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   preConfigure = import ../common/pre-configure.nix {
     inherit (stdenv) lib;
-    inherit version hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo;
+    inherit version hostPlatform gnatboot langAda langGo langJit;
   };
 
   dontDisableStatic = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix
index e4a7cfb4287c..1c65b4a8ba64 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/common/pre-configure.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , gnatboot ? null
 , langAda ? false
 , langJava ? false
+, langJit ? false
 , langGo }:
 
 assert langJava -> lib.versionOlder version "7";
@@ -50,10 +51,10 @@ lib.optionalString (hostPlatform.isSunOS && hostPlatform.is64bit) ''
   export ac_cv_func_aligned_alloc=no
 ''
 
-# In order to properly install on macOS Catalina, strip(1) upon
-# installation must not remove external symbols, otherwise the install
-# step errors with "symbols referenced by indirect symbol table
-# entries that can't be stripped".
-+ lib.optionalString (hostPlatform.isDarwin) ''
+# In order to properly install libgccjit on macOS Catalina, strip(1)
+# upon installation must not remove external symbols, otherwise the
+# install step errors with "symbols referenced by indirect symbol
+# table entries that can't be stripped".
++ lib.optionalString (hostPlatform.isDarwin && langJit) ''
   export STRIP='strip -x'
 ''