diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
index 6520c04f5e8a..c614fe0d287a 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/cc-wrapper/default.nix
@@ -550,8 +550,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     expandResponseParams = "${expand-response-params}/bin/expand-response-params";
     shell = getBin shell + shell.shellPath or "";
     gnugrep_bin = if nativeTools then "" else gnugrep;
+    # stdenv.cc.cc should not be null and we have nothing better for now.
+    # if the native impure bootstrap is gotten rid of this can become `inherit cc;` again.
+    cc = if nativeTools then "" else cc;
     wrapperName = "CC_WRAPPER";
-    inherit suffixSalt coreutils_bin bintools cc;
+    inherit suffixSalt coreutils_bin bintools;
     inherit libc_bin libc_dev libc_lib;
     inherit darwinPlatformForCC darwinMinVersion darwinMinVersionVariable;
   };