diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
index 25deeebec63b..1a00128dcb5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  crossLibcStdenv,
   stdenvNoCC,
   makeScopeWithSplicing',
   generateSplicesForMkScope,
@@ -31,6 +32,16 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
 
       compatIfNeeded = lib.optional (!stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.isNetBSD) self.compat;
 
+      stdenvLibcMinimal = crossLibcStdenv.override (old: {
+        cc = old.cc.override {
+          libc = self.libcMinimal;
+          bintools = old.cc.bintools.override {
+            libc = self.libcMinimal;
+            sharedLibraryLoader = null;
+          };
+        };
+      });
+
       # The manual callPackages below should in principle be unnecessary because
       # they're just selecting arguments that would be selected anyway. However,
       # if we don't perform these manual calls, we get infinite recursion issues
@@ -75,13 +86,9 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
       # See note in pkgs/stat/hook.nix
       statHook = self.callPackage ./pkgs/stat/hook.nix { inherit (self) stat; };
 
-      tsort = self.callPackage ./pkgs/tsort.nix {
-        inherit (buildPackages.netbsd) makeMinimal install;
-      };
+      tsort = self.callPackage ./pkgs/tsort.nix { inherit (buildPackages.netbsd) makeMinimal install; };
 
-      lorder = self.callPackage ./pkgs/lorder.nix {
-        inherit (buildPackages.netbsd) makeMinimal install;
-      };
+      lorder = self.callPackage ./pkgs/lorder.nix { inherit (buildPackages.netbsd) makeMinimal install; };
 
       config = self.callPackage ./pkgs/config.nix {
         inherit (buildPackages.netbsd) makeMinimal install;
@@ -111,7 +118,16 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
           ;
       };
 
-      libutil = self.callPackage ./pkgs/libutil.nix { inherit (self) libc sys; };
+      libutil = self.callPackage ./pkgs/libutil.nix {
+        inherit (buildPackages.netbsd)
+          netbsdSetupHook
+          makeMinimal
+          install
+          lorder
+          tsort
+          statHook
+          ;
+      };
 
       libpthread-headers = self.callPackage ./pkgs/libpthread/headers.nix { };
 
@@ -129,9 +145,8 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
           ;
       };
 
-
-      libc = self.callPackage ./pkgs/libc.nix {
-        inherit (self) headers csu librt;
+      libcMinimal = self.callPackage ./pkgs/libcMinimal.nix {
+        inherit (self) headers csu;
         inherit (buildPackages.netbsd)
           netbsdSetupHook
           makeMinimal
@@ -145,6 +160,18 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
           ;
       };
 
+      librpcsvc = self.callPackage ./pkgs/librpcsvc.nix {
+        inherit (buildPackages.netbsd)
+          netbsdSetupHook
+          makeMinimal
+          install
+          lorder
+          tsort
+          statHook
+          rpcgen
+          ;
+      };
+
       mtree = self.callPackage ./pkgs/mtree.nix { inherit (self) mknod; };
     }
   );
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/compat/libbsd-overlay.pc b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/compat/libbsd-overlay.pc
index 3aadabe50882..086dd62303e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/compat/libbsd-overlay.pc
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/compat/libbsd-overlay.pc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 prefix=@out@
 exec_prefix=${prefix}
 libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
-includedir=${prefix}/include
+includedir=@includedir@
 
 Name: nbcompat
 Description: NetBSD compatibility framework
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/compat/package.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/compat/package.nix
index aed7846e421f..0f7483ce55ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/compat/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/compat/package.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ mkDerivation (
   {
     path = "tools/compat";
 
+    outputs = [
+      "out"
+      "dev"
+    ];
+
     setupHooks = [
       ../../../../../build-support/setup-hooks/role.bash
       ./compat-setup-hook.sh
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ mkDerivation (
       defaultMakeFlags
       ++ [
         "INSTALL=${coreutils}/bin/install"
-        "DATADIR=$(out)/share"
+        "DATADIR=$(dev)/share"
         # Can't sort object files yet
         "LORDER=echo"
         "TSORT=cat"
@@ -90,37 +95,38 @@ mkDerivation (
     postInstall =
       ''
         # why aren't these installed by netbsd?
-        install -D compat_defs.h $out/include/compat_defs.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/cdbw.h $out/include/cdbw.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/cdbr.h $out/include/cdbr.h
+        install -D compat_defs.h $dev/include/compat_defs.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/cdbw.h $dev/include/cdbw.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/cdbr.h $dev/include/cdbr.h
         install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/featuretest.h \
-                   $out/include/sys/featuretest.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/md5.h $out/include/md5.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/rmd160.h $out/include/rmd160.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/sha1.h $out/include/sha1.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/sha2.h $out/include/sha2.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/queue.h $out/include/sys/queue.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/vis.h $out/include/vis.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/db.h $out/include/db.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/netconfig.h $out/include/netconfig.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/utmpx.h $out/include/utmpx.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/tzfile.h $out/include/tzfile.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/tree.h $out/include/sys/tree.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/nl_types.h $out/include/nl_types.h
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/stringlist.h $out/include/stringlist.h
+                   $dev/include/sys/featuretest.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/md5.h $dev/include/md5.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/rmd160.h $dev/include/rmd160.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/sha1.h $dev/include/sha1.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/sha2.h $dev/include/sha2.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/queue.h $dev/include/sys/queue.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/vis.h $dev/include/vis.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/db.h $dev/include/db.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/netconfig.h $dev/include/netconfig.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/utmpx.h $dev/include/utmpx.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/tzfile.h $dev/include/tzfile.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/sys/sys/tree.h $dev/include/sys/tree.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/nl_types.h $dev/include/nl_types.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/include/stringlist.h $dev/include/stringlist.h
 
         # Collapse includes slightly to fix dangling reference
-        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/common/include/rpc/types.h $out/include/rpc/types.h
-        sed -i '1s;^;#include "nbtool_config.h"\n;' $out/include/rpc/types.h
+        install -D $BSDSRCDIR/common/include/rpc/types.h $dev/include/rpc/types.h
+        sed -i '1s;^;#include "nbtool_config.h"\n;' $dev/include/rpc/types.h
       ''
       + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-        mkdir -p $out/include/ssp
-        touch $out/include/ssp/ssp.h
+        mkdir -p $dev/include/ssp
+        touch $dev/include/ssp/ssp.h
       ''
       + ''
-        mkdir -p $out/lib/pkgconfig
-        substitute ${./libbsd-overlay.pc} $out/lib/pkgconfig/libbsd-overlay.pc \
-          --subst-var-by out $out \
+        mkdir -p $dev/lib/pkgconfig
+        substitute ${./libbsd-overlay.pc} $dev/lib/pkgconfig/libbsd-overlay.pc \
+          --subst-var-by out "$out" \
+          --subst-var-by includedir "$dev/include" \
           --subst-var-by version ${version}
       '';
     extraPaths = [
@@ -129,8 +135,7 @@ mkDerivation (
       "lib/libc"
       "lib/libutil"
       "external/bsd/flex"
-      "sys"
-      "common/include/rpc/types.h"
+      "sys/sys"
     ];
   }
 )
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/i18n_module.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/i18n_module.nix
index 066d9f236f9b..9504ac22a74e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/i18n_module.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/i18n_module.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenvLibcMinimal,
   mkDerivation,
-  libc,
+  libcMinimal,
 }:
 
 mkDerivation {
   path = "lib/i18n_module";
+
+  libcMinimal = true;
+
+  # Hack around GCC's limits.h missing the include_next we want See
+  # https://gcc.gnu.org/legacy-ml/gcc/2003-10/msg01278.html
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE_BEFORE = "-isystem ${stdenvLibcMinimal.cc.libc.dev}/include";
+
+  extraPaths = [ libcMinimal.path ];
+
   meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
-  extraPaths = [ libc.path ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/ld_elf_so.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/ld_elf_so.nix
index 4116312b9625..900b87967927 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/ld_elf_so.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/ld_elf_so.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   lib,
   mkDerivation,
-  libc,
+  libcMinimal,
   defaultMakeFlags,
 }:
 
@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@ mkDerivation {
   noLibc = true;
   path = "libexec/ld.elf_so";
   meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
-  LIBC_PIC = "${libc}/lib/libc_pic.a";
+  LIBC_PIC = "${libcMinimal}/lib/libc_pic.a";
   # Hack to prevent a symlink being installed here for compatibility.
   SHLINKINSTALLDIR = "/usr/libexec";
   USE_FORT = "yes";
   makeFlags = defaultMakeFlags ++ [
     "BINDIR=$(out)/libexec"
-    "CLIBOBJ=${libc}/lib"
+    "CLIBOBJ=${libcMinimal}/lib"
+  ];
+  extraPaths = [
+    libcMinimal.path
+    "sys"
   ];
-  extraPaths = [ libc.path ] ++ libc.extraPaths;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libc.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libc.nix
index e0f9cf46bea8..665c9ce8ec8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libc.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libc.nix
@@ -1,120 +1,52 @@
 {
   lib,
-  mkDerivation,
-  defaultMakeFlags,
-  bsdSetupHook,
-  netbsdSetupHook,
-  makeMinimal,
-  install,
-  mandoc,
-  groff,
-  flex,
-  byacc,
-  genassym,
-  gencat,
-  lorder,
-  tsort,
-  statHook,
-  rpcgen,
-  csu,
-  headers,
+  symlinkJoin,
+  libcMinimal,
+  libpthread,
+  libm,
+  libresolv,
+  librpcsvc,
+  i18n_module,
+  libutil,
   librt,
+  libcrypt,
+  version,
 }:
 
-mkDerivation {
-  noLibc = true;
-  path = "lib/libc";
+symlinkJoin rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  pname = "libc-netbsd";
+  inherit version;
+
   outputs = [
     "out"
     "dev"
     "man"
-    "tags"
   ];
-  USE_FORT = "yes";
-  MKPROFILE = "no";
-  extraPaths = [
-    "common"
-    "lib/i18n_module"
-    "lib/libcrypt"
-    "lib/libm"
-    "lib/libpthread"
-    "lib/libresolv"
-    "lib/librpcsvc"
-    "lib/librt"
-    "lib/libutil"
-    "libexec/ld.elf_so"
-    "sys"
-    "external/bsd/jemalloc"
-  ];
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    bsdSetupHook
-    netbsdSetupHook
-    makeMinimal
-    install
-    mandoc
-    groff
-    flex
-    byacc
-    genassym
-    gencat
-    lorder
-    tsort
-    statHook
-    rpcgen
-  ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    headers
-    csu
-  ];
-  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-B${csu}/lib -fcommon";
+
+  paths =
+    lib.concatMap
+      (p: [
+        (lib.getDev p)
+        (lib.getLib p)
+        (lib.getMan p)
+      ])
+      [
+        libcMinimal
+        libm
+        libpthread
+        libresolv
+        librpcsvc
+        i18n_module
+        libutil
+        librt
+        libcrypt
+      ];
+
+  postBuild = ''
+    rm -r "$out/nix-support"
+    fixupPhase
+  '';
+
   meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
-  SHLIBINSTALLDIR = "$(out)/lib";
-  MKPICINSTALL = "yes";
-  NLSDIR = "$(out)/share/nls";
-  makeFlags = defaultMakeFlags ++ [ "FILESDIR=$(out)/var/db" ];
-  postInstall = ''
-    pushd ${headers}
-    find include -type d -exec mkdir -p "$dev/{}" ';'
-    find include '(' -type f -o -type l ')' -exec cp -pr "{}" "$dev/{}" ';'
-    popd
-
-    pushd ${csu}
-    find lib -type d -exec mkdir -p "$out/{}" ';'
-    find lib '(' -type f -o -type l ')' -exec cp -pr "{}" "$out/{}" ';'
-    popd
-
-    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE+=" -B$out/lib"
-    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE+=" -I$dev/include"
-    NIX_LDFLAGS+=" -L$out/lib"
-
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/libpthread $makeFlags
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/libpthread $makeFlags install
-
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/libm $makeFlags
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/libm $makeFlags install
-
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/libresolv $makeFlags
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/libresolv $makeFlags install
-
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/librpcsvc $makeFlags
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/librpcsvc $makeFlags install
-
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/i18n_module $makeFlags
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/i18n_module $makeFlags install
-
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/libutil $makeFlags
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/libutil $makeFlags install
-
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/librt $makeFlags
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/librt $makeFlags install
-
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/libcrypt $makeFlags
-    make -C $BSDSRCDIR/lib/libcrypt $makeFlags install
-
-    moveToOutput var/db/libc.tags "$tags"
-  '';
-  postPatch = ''
-    sed -i 's,/usr\(/include/sys/syscall.h\),${headers}\1,g' \
-      $BSDSRCDIR/lib/{libc,librt}/sys/Makefile.inc
-  '';
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libcMinimal.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libcMinimal.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bbab20d53d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libcMinimal.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  mkDerivation,
+  defaultMakeFlags,
+  bsdSetupHook,
+  netbsdSetupHook,
+  makeMinimal,
+  install,
+  mandoc,
+  groff,
+  flex,
+  byacc,
+  genassym,
+  gencat,
+  lorder,
+  tsort,
+  statHook,
+  rpcgen,
+  csu,
+  headers,
+}:
+
+mkDerivation {
+  noLibc = true;
+  path = "lib/libc";
+  pname = "libcMinimal-netbsd";
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "dev"
+    "man"
+    "tags"
+  ];
+  USE_FORT = "yes";
+  MKPROFILE = "no";
+  extraPaths = [
+    "common"
+    "lib/i18n_module"
+    "libexec/ld.elf_so"
+    "sys"
+    "external/bsd/jemalloc"
+  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    bsdSetupHook
+    netbsdSetupHook
+    makeMinimal
+    install
+    mandoc
+    groff
+    flex
+    byacc
+    genassym
+    gencat
+    lorder
+    tsort
+    statHook
+    rpcgen
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    headers
+    csu
+  ];
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-B${csu}/lib -fcommon";
+  meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
+  SHLIBINSTALLDIR = "$(out)/lib";
+  MKPICINSTALL = "yes";
+  NLSDIR = "$(out)/share/nls";
+  makeFlags = defaultMakeFlags ++ [ "FILESDIR=$(out)/var/db" ];
+  postInstall = ''
+    pushd ${headers}
+    find include -type d -exec mkdir -p "$dev/{}" ';'
+    find include '(' -type f -o -type l ')' -exec cp -pr "{}" "$dev/{}" ';'
+    popd
+
+    pushd ${csu}
+    find lib -type d -exec mkdir -p "$out/{}" ';'
+    find lib '(' -type f -o -type l ')' -exec cp -pr "{}" "$out/{}" ';'
+    popd
+
+    moveToOutput var/db/libc.tags "$tags"
+  '';
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i 's,/usr\(/include/sys/syscall.h\),${headers}\1,g' lib/lib*/sys/Makefile.inc
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libcrypt.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libcrypt.nix
index abcb2cfb14fb..f51dec0f68af 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libcrypt.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libcrypt.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 mkDerivation {
   path = "lib/libcrypt";
+
+  libcMinimal = true;
+
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "man"
+  ];
+
   SHLIBINSTALLDIR = "$(out)/lib";
   meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libm.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libm.nix
index 8a2304cacbca..f010c808c484 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libm.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  mkDerivation,
-  sys,
-}:
+{ lib, mkDerivation }:
 
 mkDerivation {
   path = "lib/libm";
+
+  libcMinimal = true;
+
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "man"
+  ];
+
   SHLIBINSTALLDIR = "$(out)/lib";
+
+  extraPaths = [ "sys" ];
+
   meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
-  extraPaths = [ sys.path ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libpthread/package.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libpthread/package.nix
index 28665b351f88..2aa5a8f54066 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libpthread/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libpthread/package.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,37 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenvLibcMinimal,
   mkDerivation,
   headers,
-  libc,
+  libcMinimal,
   librt,
-  sys,
 }:
 
 mkDerivation (
   import ./base.nix
   // {
-    pname = "libpthread";
-    installPhase = null;
-    noCC = false;
-    dontBuild = false;
-    buildInputs = [ headers ];
+
+    libcMinimal = true;
+
+    outputs = [
+      "out"
+      "dev"
+      "man"
+    ];
+
     SHLIBINSTALLDIR = "$(out)/lib";
+
+    # Hack around GCC's limits.h missing the include_next we want See
+    # https://gcc.gnu.org/legacy-ml/gcc/2003-10/msg01278.html
+    NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE_BEFORE = "-isystem ${stdenvLibcMinimal.cc.libc.dev}/include";
+
     extraPaths = [
       "common"
-      libc.path
+      libcMinimal.path
       librt.path
-      sys.path
+      "sys"
     ];
+
     meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
   }
 )
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libresolv.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libresolv.nix
index 7db4948e6939..63e95de850c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libresolv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libresolv.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 {
   lib,
   mkDerivation,
-  libc,
+  libcMinimal,
 }:
 
 mkDerivation {
   path = "lib/libresolv";
+
+  libcMinimal = true;
+
+  extraPaths = [ libcMinimal.path ];
+
   meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
-  extraPaths = [ libc.path ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/librpcsvc.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/librpcsvc.nix
index 3f2d392ba8c5..60609ed134fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/librpcsvc.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/librpcsvc.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@
 
 mkDerivation {
   path = "lib/librpcsvc";
-  makeFlags = defaultMakeFlags ++ [ "INCSDIR=$(out)/include/rpcsvc" ];
-  meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
+
+  libcMinimal = true;
+
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "dev"
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     bsdSetupHook
     netbsdSetupHook
@@ -26,4 +32,8 @@ mkDerivation {
     rpcgen
     statHook
   ];
+
+  makeFlags = defaultMakeFlags ++ [ "INCSDIR=$(dev)/include/rpcsvc" ];
+
+  meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/librt.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/librt.nix
index 87cd3092f1b1..c69062d9e87d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/librt.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/librt.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
 {
   lib,
   mkDerivation,
-  libc,
-  headers,
+  libcMinimal,
 }:
 
 mkDerivation {
   path = "lib/librt";
+
+  libcMinimal = true;
+
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "man"
+  ];
+
+  extraPaths = [ libcMinimal.path ] ++ libcMinimal.extraPaths;
+
+  inherit (libcMinimal) postPatch;
+
   meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
-  extraPaths = [ libc.path ] ++ libc.extraPaths;
-  inherit (libc) postPatch;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libutil.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libutil.nix
index 49ecb8e4a36a..c217f6a7ce46 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libutil.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/libutil.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
+  lib,
+  stdenvLibcMinimal,
   mkDerivation,
-  libc,
-  sys,
   bsdSetupHook,
   netbsdSetupHook,
   makeMinimal,
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@
 
 mkDerivation {
   path = "lib/libutil";
-  extraPaths = [
-    "common"
-    "lib/libc"
-    "sys"
+
+  libcMinimal = true;
+
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "man"
   ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     bsdSetupHook
     netbsdSetupHook
@@ -32,6 +35,18 @@ mkDerivation {
     mandoc
     statHook
   ];
-  buildInputs = [ headers ];
+
   SHLIBINSTALLDIR = "$(out)/lib";
+
+  # Hack around GCC's limits.h missing the include_next we want See
+  # https://gcc.gnu.org/legacy-ml/gcc/2003-10/msg01278.html
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE_BEFORE = "-isystem ${stdenvLibcMinimal.cc.libc.dev}/include";
+
+  extraPaths = [
+    "common"
+    "lib/libc"
+    "sys"
+  ];
+
+  meta.platforms = lib.platforms.netbsd;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/mkDerivation.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/mkDerivation.nix
index b12c92826607..8605bfbfcebe 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/mkDerivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/bsd/netbsd/pkgs/mkDerivation.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   stdenvNoCC,
   crossLibcStdenv,
+  stdenvLibcMinimal,
   runCommand,
   rsync,
   source,
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ lib.makeOverridable (
         stdenvNoCC
       else if attrs.noLibc or false then
         crossLibcStdenv
+      else if attrs.libcMinimal or false then
+        stdenvLibcMinimal
       else
         stdenv;
   in