diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
index 10ed96acc209..0eedc241fead 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ rec {
     # extraBuildInputs are dropped in cross.nix, but darwin still needs them
     extraBuildInputs = [ pkgs.buildPackages.darwin.CF ];
     mkDerivationFromStdenv = withOldMkDerivation old (stdenv: mkDerivationSuper: args:
-    (mkDerivationSuper args).overrideAttrs (finalAttrs: {
-      NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = toString (finalAttrs.NIX_CFLAGS_LINK or "")
+    (mkDerivationSuper args).overrideAttrs (prevAttrs: {
+      NIX_CFLAGS_LINK = toString (prevAttrs.NIX_CFLAGS_LINK or "")
         + lib.optionalString (stdenv.cc.isGNU or false) " -static-libgcc";
-      nativeBuildInputs = (finalAttrs.nativeBuildInputs or [])
+      nativeBuildInputs = (prevAttrs.nativeBuildInputs or [])
         ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hasCC [
           (pkgs.buildPackages.makeSetupHook {
             name = "darwin-portable-libSystem-hook";