diff --git a/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 9e25be460e25..61d65784f5b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
       ASAN_OPTIONS=use_sigaltstack=0 ${emulator} ./sanitizers
     ''}
 
+    echo "Check whether CC with NIX_CC_USE_RESPONSE_FILE hardcodes all required binaries..." >&2
+    NIX_CC_USE_RESPONSE_FILE=1 ${CC} -v
+
     touch $out
   '';