diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/openslide/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/openslide/package.nix
index 799896f50f8f..4410526f6980 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/openslide/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/openslide/package.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  buildPackages,
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-9LvQ7FG/0E0WpFyIUyrL4Fvn60iYWejjbgdKHMVOFdI=";
   };
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [
+    buildPackages.stdenv.cc
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja