diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/1.10.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/1.10.nix
index 3f355deb33b9..933c1e8092f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/1.10.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/glew/1.10.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   makeFlags = [
     "SYSTEM=${if stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW then "mingw" else stdenv.hostPlatform.parsed.kernel.name}"
+    "CC:=$(CC)"
+    "LD:=$(CC)"
   ];
 
   passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;