diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/make-bootstrap-tools.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
index bacad15a68bc..3d1894315ff1 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/darwin/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ rec {
         NIX_LDFLAGS = (oa.NIX_LDFLAGS or "") + " -headerpad_max_install_names";
       });
 
-      cctools_ = darwin.cctools;
-
       # Avoid messing with libkrb5 and libnghttp2.
       curl_ = curlMinimal.override (args: {
         gssSupport = false;
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ rec {
 
       # Copy binutils.
       for i in as ld ar ranlib nm strip otool install_name_tool lipo codesign_allocate; do
-        cp ${getBin cctools_}/bin/$i $out/bin
+        cp ${getBin darwin.binutils-unwrapped}/bin/$i $out/bin
       done
 
       # Copy coreutils, bash, etc.