diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcp/default.nix
index 5a531bddcaff..10418d978105 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcp/default.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--sysconfdir=/etc"
     "--localstatedir=/var"
   ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux "--with-randomdev=/dev/random"
-    ++ lib.optionals (openldap != null) [ "--with-ldap" "--with-ldapcrypto" ];
+    ++ lib.optionals (openldap != null) [ "--with-ldap" "--with-ldapcrypto" ]
+    ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) "BUILD_CC=$(CC_FOR_BUILD)";
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = builtins.toString [
     "-Wno-error=pointer-compare"