diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bp/bpftools/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bp/bpftools/package.nix
index 8ed9b2723d18..88ec301bc356 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bp/bpftools/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bp/bpftools/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   linuxHeaders,
+  buildPackages,
   libopcodes,
   libopcodes_2_38,
   libbfd,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./include-asm-types-for-ppc64le.patch
   ];
 
+  depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     python3
     bison