diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldb/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldb/package.nix
index 529e0c8e0e97..04d9e7d645bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldb/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ld/ldb/package.nix
@@ -74,15 +74,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "--cross-execute=${stdenv.hostPlatform.emulator buildPackages}"
   ];
 
-  # python-config from build Python gives incorrect values when cross-compiling.
-  # If python-config is not found, the build falls back to using the sysconfig
-  # module, which works correctly in all cases.
-  PYTHON_CONFIG = "/invalid";
-
-  # https://reviews.llvm.org/D135402
-  NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optional (
-    stdenv.cc.bintools.isLLVM && lib.versionAtLeast stdenv.cc.bintools.version "17"
-  ) "--undefined-version";
+  env = {
+    # python-config from build Python gives incorrect values when cross-compiling.
+    # If python-config is not found, the build falls back to using the sysconfig
+    # module, which works correctly in all cases.
+    PYTHON_CONFIG = "/invalid";
+  }
+  //
+    lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv.cc.bintools.isLLVM && lib.versionAtLeast stdenv.cc.bintools.version "17")
+      {
+        # https://reviews.llvm.org/D135402
+        NIX_LDFLAGS = "--undefined-version";
+      };
 
   stripDebugList = [
     "bin"