diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/headers.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/headers.nix
index daae7ee0aa42..34d9a37b6217 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/headers.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/windows/mingw-w64/headers.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenvNoCC,
   fetchurl,
+  crt ? stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.libc,
 }:
 
 stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-zEGJiqxLbo3Vz/1zMbnZUVuRLfRCCjphK16ilVu+7S8=";
   };
 
+  configureFlags = [
+    (lib.withFeatureAs true "default-msvcrt" crt)
+  ];
+
   preConfigure = ''
     cd mingw-w64-headers
   '';