diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix
index d85e40bdc28a..f0032916db9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/common.nix
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ self = stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   makeFlags = [
+    # gcc runs multi-threaded LTO using make and does not yet detect the new fifo:/path style
+    # of make jobserver. until gcc adds support for this we have to instruct make to use this
+    # old style or LTO builds will run their linking on only one thread, which takes forever.
+    "--jobserver-style=pipe"
     "profiledir=$(out)/etc/profile.d"
   ] ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) "PRECOMPILE_HEADERS=0"
     ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) "PRECOMPILE_HEADERS=1";