diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/cc-wrapper.sh b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/cc-wrapper.sh
index d26b284ed3f8..b3e42c838a5e 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/cc-wrapper.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/cc-wrapper.sh
@@ -182,13 +182,10 @@ PATH="$path_backup"
 # Old bash workaround, see above.
 
 if (( "${NIX_CC_USE_RESPONSE_FILE:-@use_response_file_by_default@}" >= 1 )); then
-    RESPONSE_FILE=$(mktemp)
-    printf "%q\n" \
+    exec @prog@ "@<(printf "%q\n" \
        ${extraBefore+"${extraBefore[@]}"} \
        ${params+"${params[@]}"} \
-       ${extraAfter+"${extraAfter[@]}"} \
-       > "${RESPONSE_FILE}"
-    exec @prog@ "@${RESPONSE_FILE}"
+       ${extraAfter+"${extraAfter[@]}"})"
 else
     exec @prog@ \
        ${extraBefore+"${extraBefore[@]}"} \