diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.12/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.12/default.nix
index 57de15bb8cd5..092b416c7903 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.12/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/0.12/default.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   doInstallCheck = true;
 
-  strictDeps = true;
+  # strictDeps breaks zig when clang is being used.
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/317055#issuecomment-2148438395
+  strictDeps = !stdenv.cc.isClang;
 
   # Zig's build looks at /usr/bin/env to find dynamic linking info. This doesn't
   # work in Nix's sandbox. Use env from our coreutils instead.